Twelve Designs for Circular Mirror
| Title | Twelve Designs for Circular Mirror |
|---|---|
| Artist | Yi Yuanji |
| Medium | Set of twelve album leaves; ink and color on silk |
| Classification | Paintings |
| Origin | China China |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Twelve Designs for Circular Mirror” is a work by Yi Yuanji. It is executed in set of twelve album leaves; ink and color on silk and classified as paintings. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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This work is attributed to Yi Yuanji. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as paintings. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 14th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 14th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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