painting
- Museum number
- 1881,1210,0.1560
- Description
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Painting, unmounted hanging scroll. Li Bai (J: Rihaku) watching the waterfall in the Lu mountains. Ink and colour on silk.
- Production date
- 1800-1880
- Dimensions
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Height: 49.63 inches
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Width: 15.37 inches
- Curator's comments
- In set with 1881,1210,0.1558-0.1559
In set with 1881,1210,0.1561-0.1569
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1881
- Acquisition notes
- The collection of over 2,000 Japanese and Chinese paintings assembled by Prof. William Anderson during his residency in Japan, 1873-1880, was acquired by the Museum in 1881. The items were not listed in the register, but rather were published separately as the 'Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of a Collection of Japanese and Chinese Paintings in the British Museum' (Longmans & Co, 1886).
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1881,1210,0.1560
- Additional IDs
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Asia painting number: Jap.Ptg.861 (Japanese Painting Number)