handscroll; painting

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Object Type: handscroll; painting
Museum number: 1951,0714,0.37
Description: Handscroll. Chrysanthemum, bamboo and epidendrum, with inscription. Painted in ink and colours on paper.
Producer name: Made by: Zheng Xie 鄭燮
Cultures/periods: Qing dynasty
Production date: 1755
Production place: Made in: China
Materials: paper
Technique: painted
Dimensions: Height: 34 centimetres (image); Height: 39 centimetres (mount); Length: 241 centimetres (image); Length: 682.50 centimetres (mount)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Suzuki 1982 / Southeast Asian and European Collections (Vol.2) (E15-255); Wang 2012a / Tradition and Anti-Tradition in Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy (pp.104-105, fig.7)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: plant; bamboo; flower
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Walter Weinberger
Acquisition date: 1951
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1951,0714,0.37
Additional IDs: Asia painting number: Ch.Ptg.Add.277 (Chinese Painting Additional Number)

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