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Source Description
The artist writes at upper left: Whistle of the wind stirs falling leaves Over which sprinkle a few drops of rain. The heart is divided: one half for poetry Another half for melancholy.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
35928
label
Lady Writing Poetry
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
35928
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Lady Writing Poetry
description
The artist writes at upper left: Whistle of the wind stirs falling leaves Over which sprinkle a few drops of rain. The heart is divided: one half for poetry Another half for melancholy.
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
folios (leaves)
albums
paintings
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 left: Whistle of the wind stirs falling leaves / Over which sprinkle a few drops of rain. / The heart is divided: one half for poetry / Another half for melancholy.
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
ink and color on paper mounted on cloth
creator_ids
16124
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
3059
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
5b61636281f3ea11