Album of Flowers and Portrait of Shitao - Peonies

Object Details

• Artist

  Attributed to Shitao (1642-1707)

• Seal of

  Zhang Daqian 張大千 (China, 1899-1983)

• Provenance

  To?

  Zhang Daqian (1899-1983). [1]

  To 1987

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York. [2]

  From 1987

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

  Pavilions and Immortal Mountains: Chinese Decorative Art and Paintings (September 28, 1987 to February 28, 1988)

  Rarities of Chinese Painting in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections (December 8, 1973 to June 29, 1986)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Zhang Daqian 張大千 (China, 1899-1983)

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

• Origin

  Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1700s, 1690s

• Name

  Sackler, Arthur M., Zhang, Daqian

• Place

  Jiangsu province, China, Yangzhou

• Topic

  Art, Peony, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings