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Source Description
This painting depicts "nan ji lao ren [nan chi lao jen]," the symbol of longevity, accompanied by a friend and servant, offering incense to the gods.
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Document identity
localId
21428
label
Old Man of the Southern Pole
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21428
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Old Man of the Southern Pole
description
This painting depicts "nan ji lao ren [nan chi lao jen]," the symbol of longevity, accompanied by a friend and servant, offering incense to the gods.
provenance
Dr. John C. Ferguson [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John C. Ferguson Sale, American Art Association, New York, April 7, 1916, no. 247 [as Ling Mei]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, April 7, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
kakemono
scroll paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
102.7
height
55
dimensionsRaw
H: 40 7/16 x W: 21 5/8 in. (102.7 x 55 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
colors on silk mounted on paper with frame
creator_ids
6381
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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