Garden scene

Garden scene

Wu Tao

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wu Tao was one of the leading literati landscape painters of the late nineteenth century. In this album leaf, Wu applied his eye for landscape to the curated world of the garden, using saturated washes of light indigo and sienna to depict a tranquil scholar’s retreat.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.