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album
;
painting
Object Type
album
painting
Museum number
1965,0724,0.11.1
Title
Series:
Eight Views of the South
Description
Album, album leaf. Landscape. Views of the South, showing mountain with figure crossing bridge in foreground, with inscription. Ink and colour on paper.
Producer name
Painted by:
Shitao 石濤
(?)
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
(early)
Production date
c.1698-1700
(Hay 2001)
Production place
Made in:
China
Materials
paper
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
8 inches
Width:
10.31 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Suzuki 1982 / Southeast Asian and European Collections (Vol.2)
(E15-184)
Hay 2001 / Shitao: Painting and Modernity in Early Qing China
(pp.140-1, 309-11, fig.209)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bridge
landscape
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Brenda Zara Seligman
Funder name
Funded by:
Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund
Acquisition date
1965
Department
Asia
Registration number
1965,0724,0.11.1
Additional IDs
Asia painting number:
Ch.Ptg.Add.349
(Chinese Painting Additional Number)