Lady Reading under Bamboos, in the style of Tang Yin
Lady Reading under Bamboos, in the style of Tang Yin
Lady Reading under Bamboos, in the style of Tang Yin
Lady Reading under Bamboos, in the style of Tang Yin

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Lady Reading under Bamboos, in the style of Tang Yin,

1759

Min Zhen 閔貞, 1730–after 1791
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1971-5

Information

Title
Lady Reading under Bamboos, in the style of Tang Yin
Dates

1759

Maker
Min Zhen 閔貞
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 142.7 x 44.1 cm. (56 3/16 x 17 3/8 in.) Mount: 235 x 58.7 cm. (92 1/2 x 23 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Object Number
y1971-5
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
Signed and dated by the artist with his two seals
Inscription
dated 1759
Marks/Labels/Seals
2 artist's seals Round blue sticker on end of right knob: P&B / 38
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
nobility, reading, bamboo, figures (representations), women

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