The Red Cliff Ode, by Su Dongpo (1036-1101)

Medium

Album of sixteen calligraphies; ink on tan-coated paper

Dimensions

Overall (leaves): 11 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (28.9 x 19.1 cm) Overall (wood covers): 14 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (36.8 x 23.5 cm)

Classification

Calligraphy

Culture & Period

China · late Ming (1368–1644)–early Qing (1644–1911) dynasty

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of George G. Cobean, 1956

Accession Number

56.115