Alighting Wild Geese on Sandbar (from the album Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers)
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Period
1621 -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W (image): 24 x 25.2 cm (9 7/16 x 9 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.270.2 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.270.2
Object Details
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Artist
Sheng Maoye (active ca. 1600-1640) -
Calligrapher
Wen Zhenmeng (1574-1636) -
Provenance
To ?Wong Pao-hsi, Hong Kong. [1]1976Sale, New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., Paintings by Ming and C’hing Masters from the Lok Tsai Hsien Collection, April 22, 1976, sale #3860, lot 59: “Landscape Scenes.” [2]To 1987Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York. [3]From 1987Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York. [4]Notes:[1] See object file. See also object file S1987.270.1.[2] See note 1.[3] See note 1.[4] See note 1. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Painting with Words: Gentlemen Artists of the Ming Dynasty (April 16 to July 24, 2016)Poetic Landscapes: Two Chinese Albums (February 8 to July 15, 1998)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) -
Previous custodian or owner
Wong Pao-hsiSotheby'sDr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Painting -
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