Illustration to the Second Prose Poem on the Red Cliff
Image & colophon: 12 x 247 3/4 inches (30.48 x 629.29 cm)
Mount: 12 x 247 3/4 inches (30.48 x 629.29 cm)
Overall: 12 x 482 inches (30.48 x 1224.28 cm)
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