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Source Description
The artist writes at upper right: Seeking good omens, four beauties go fishing. Fish are ready for delicious bait, As willow branches swing in spring breezes.The four beauties are joined by a man (standing beside the post, with a blue cap), who suggested that catching fish would be an opportunity to tell fortunes.
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Document identity
localId
459
label
Scene from the Novel ""The Red Chamber Dream""
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
459
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Scene from the Novel ""The Red Chamber Dream""
description
The artist writes at upper right: Seeking good omens, four beauties go fishing. Fish are ready for delicious bait, As willow branches swing in spring breezes.The four beauties are joined by a man (standing beside the post, with a blue cap), who suggested that catching fish would be an opportunity to tell fortunes.
provenance
Xu Hongting [Hsü Hung-t'ing] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Liu Song-bu [Liu Sung-pu], Shanghai [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, China Pavilion, 1915 [no. 285]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1860-1880
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
albums (books)
paintings
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.9
height
38.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 5/16 x W: 15 1/8 in. (38.9 x 38.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
[Translation] At upper right: Seeking good omens
four beauties go fishing. / Fish are ready for delicious bait
/ As willow branches swing in spring breezes.
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
ink and color on paper mounted on cloth
creator_ids
6682
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
mediaId
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