Orchids and Rocks

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Maker(s)
Artist: Gu Mei (1619-1664) Colophon by Weng Fanggang (1733-1818)
Calligrapher: Inscription by Gong Dingzi (1615-1673) Frontispiece by Gao Xiang (1688-1753) Colophon by Huang Yi (1744-1802)
Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, 1644
Medium
Ink on satin
Dimensions
H x W (image): 27 x 170.8 cm (10 5/8 x 67 1/4 in)
Geography
China, Nanjing
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1987.269
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Handscroll

Keywords
China, orchid, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance

To ?
Frank Caro (1904-1980), New York. [1]

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

From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Arthur M. Sackler, New York. [3]

Notes:

[1] See object file.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Frank Caro 1904-1980
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler 1913-1987

Published References
  • Claudia Brown. Great Qing: Painting in China 1644-1911. .
  • et al. Asian Art in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: The Inaugural Gift. Washington, 1987. cat. 196, p. 295.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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