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album
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painting
Object Type
album
painting
Museum number
1929,0611,0.2
Title
Object:
Farming in Jiangnan
Description
Album leaf painting with landscape. River running through fields, with oxen being led across, and women spinning and weaving in houses. Ink and colour on silk.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Production date
14th-16th century
Production place
Made in:
China
Materials
silk
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
48.50 centimetres
Width:
37.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Toda & Ogawa 1998 / Volume 2: Asian and European Collections
(E15-343)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
spinner/spinning
domestic building
landscape
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Olaf Hillberg
Acquisition date
1929
Department
Asia
Registration number
1929,0611,0.2
Additional IDs
Asia painting number:
Ch.Ptg.Add.64
(Chinese Painting Additional Number)
Conservation
Treatment
: 15 Nov 2016