Title: 明     郭詡     稱書圖     軸|Weighing Books
Object: Hanging scroll
Artist:  Guo Xu
Artist bio: Chinese, 1456–1532
Date: early 16th century
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 48 3/8 x 28 in. (122.9 x 71.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 103 x 34 1/8 in. (261.6 x 86.7 cm)         
Overall with knobs: 103 x 38 3/8 in. (261.6 x 97.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Culture: China
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Friends of Asian Art, Purchase, The B. Y. Lam Foundation Gift, 1997
Accession year: 1997
Tags: Scales|Books|Men