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How long is the surviving portion of Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains?

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Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains, detail of hand scroll in ink and paper by Xia Gui, early 13th century (Southern Song); in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. — Xia Gui Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains, detail of hand scroll in ink and paper by Xia Gui, early 13th century (Southern Song); in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

The surviving portion of the Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains, a masterpiece by the Chinese artist Xia Gui, is approximately 27 feet (8.2 metres) long.1