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Source Description
Now detached, these four leaves were originally joined together. They were to be looked at one by one, like pages in a book.A leading artist of Anhui province, Zha Shibiao [Cha Shih-piao] was an old man when he painted these leaves. For him, as for other Chinese painters, nature was a refuge from political strife.
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Document identity
localId
13523
label
Album of Landscapes
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
13523
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Album of Landscapes
description
Now detached, these four leaves were originally joined together. They were to be looked at one by one, like pages in a book.A leading artist of Anhui province, Zha Shibiao [Cha Shih-piao] was an old man when he painted these leaves. For him, as for other Chinese painters, nature was a refuge from political strife.
provenance
Fine Chinese Paintings, Calligraphy and Rubbings Sale (8474), Christie's, New York, September 18, 1996, lot no. 179; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by purchase.
date
ca. 1687 (Qing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
albums (books)
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38
height
27.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 15/16 x W: 10 13/16 in. (38 x 27.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
See individual records. Each leaf inscribed and signed. The final leaf (D) is inscribed: ""This is my brushwork of ten years ago. Now it is 'ding chou' year of the Kangxi ete (1697). Shibiao at the age of eighty-three."" Each leaf is stamped with the seal of the artist: Zha Shi Biao or Zha Er Zhan.
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
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creator_ids
6924
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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