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    "localId": "33064",
    "label": "Listening-to-the-Rain Studio",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "drawing",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/35.183"
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    "id": "33064",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/35.183",
    "contentType": "drawing",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Listening-to-the-Rain Studio",
    "description": "A descendant of an illustrious family of painters, Wang Chen upheld the literary-man's style of painting in the second half of the 18th century. Here, near the end of his life, he has depicted the garden pavilions of a wealthy collector, Cha Ying, in a spare and reserved manner. There is no one in the garden, but the scroll itself suggests a world of high-minded pursuits among China's political elite. The four characters of the title were written by the scholar and official Sun Hsing-yen (1753-1818) in seal script, for which he was famous. The first text (colophon) following the paintings is an essay on Cha Ying's garden by Pi Yüan (1730-97), governor in 1793 of Hupei and Hunan provinces. Sun Hsing-yen had earlier served as Pi Yüan's secretary. There are seventeen additional colophons, each by a different hand.",
    "provenance": "Sale, Sothebys, December 2, 1992, lot 53; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by purchase.",
    "date": "1793 (Qing)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/35.183",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Painting & Drawing",
        "emakimono",
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    "dimensions": [
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            "units": "cm",
            "width": 122,
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        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 48 1/16 x W: 15 15/16 in. (122 x 40.5 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Chinese",
    "inscriptions": "[Inscription] 乾隆五十八年癸丑春二月 七十四豪叟王宸寫字;",
    "dynasty": "Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty",
    "med": "ink and color on paper",
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