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The boatmen fight their way through a water gate in the city of Suchou. In the 17th century, paintings of such everyday subjects were rare. Another version of this painting, dated 1646, is in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

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Document identity
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39985
label
Morning Boat Jam
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
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Source metadata
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39985
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Morning Boat Jam
description
The boatmen fight their way through a water gate in the city of Suchou. In the 17th century, paintings of such everyday subjects were rare. Another version of this painting, dated 1646, is in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
provenance
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 147]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1655 (Qing)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
kakemono
scroll paintings
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4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
106.7
height
55.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 42 x W: 21 3/4 in. (106.7 x 55.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
[Inscription] At top; [Seal] At top; [Seal] Bottom right
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
ink and light colors on paper
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6782
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CHN
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none
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