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Source Description
A solitary man sits on gnarled roots and plays the flute. Contrary to first impressions, this is not an uninhabitable place but a retreat of some sort; at the upper right there is a wall and a tall fence. Beyond the man, a cliff-face is rendered primarily by the white of the paper.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
77888
label
Playing the Flute
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77888
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Playing the Flute
description
A solitary man sits on gnarled roots and plays the flute. Contrary to first impressions, this is not an uninhabitable place but a retreat of some sort; at the upper right there is a wall and a tall fence. Beyond the man, a cliff-face is rendered primarily by the white of the paper.
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
1869-1880
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
albums
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
33.5
height
34
dimensionsRaw
Image: H: 13 3/16 x W: 13 3/8 in. (33.5 x 34 cm)Mount: H: 15 5/8 x W: 14 15/16 in. (39.7 x 38 cm)Album: H: 15 11/16 x W: 15 in. (39.9 x 38.1 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
ink and color on paper mounted on cloth
creator_ids
5002
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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