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Source Description
Chang Ch'ien, a minister of the 2nd century BC., is said to have sailed up the Yellow River, past the paradise of the Queen Mother of the West, and ultimately to the Milky Way. The 8th-century poet Li Po was later thought to have made a similar journey, and it is he who may be shown here, with a book in his lap.
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Document identity
localId
33542
label
Traveling on a Raft
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33542
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Traveling on a Raft
description
Chang Ch'ien, a minister of the 2nd century BC., is said to have sailed up the Yellow River, past the paradise of the Queen Mother of the West, and ultimately to the Milky Way. The 8th-century poet Li Po was later thought to have made a similar journey, and it is he who may be shown here, with a book in his lap.
provenance
Dr. John C. Ferguson [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John C. Ferguson Sale, American Art Association, New York, April 7, 1916, no. 234; Henry Walters, Baltimore, April 7, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
15th century (Ming)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
albums (books)
folios (leaves)
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.5
height
20.3
dimensionsRaw
H of silk only: 7 5/16 x W: 8 in. (18.5 x 20.3 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Ming [Ming] Dynasty
med
ink and colors on silk mounted on paper with brocade
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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