Title: Essay for Liu Jingzhong
Object type: Album
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Artist:  Chen Jiru 
Artist bio: Chinese, 1558–1635
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Album of eight leaves; ink on gold-flecked paper
Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 6 1/8 in. (30 x 15.6 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY