Journey to Shu

Object Details

• Artist

  Traditionally attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

• Calligrapher

  Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Painting with Words: Gentlemen Artists of the Ming Dynasty (April 16 to July 24, 2016)

  Tales of the Brush: Chinese Painting with Literary Themes (February 9 to July 27, 2008)

  Tales of the Brush: Literary Masterpieces in Chinese Painting (July 28, 2007 to January 13, 2008)

  Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9 to December 6, 1993)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — funds provided by the B.Y. Lam Foundation Fund

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1500s, 1690s

• Name

  Wen, Zhengming, Qiu, Ying

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Mountains, Description and travel, Blue-and-green style, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Horses, Camel, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings