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Scene of Macao Harbor,

mid- to late 19th century

Unknown artist
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
2021-124

Information

Title
Scene of Macao Harbor
Dates

mid- to late 19th century

Maker
Unknown artist
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.4 × 78.1 cm (17 7/8 × 30 3/4 in.) frame: 57.8 × 92 × 4 cm (22 3/4 × 36 1/4 × 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Rosenbaum, Class of 1981, and Elika Rosenbaum, Princeton Parents Class of 2011
Object Number
2021-124
Place Depicted

Asia, China, Macao, Praya Grande

Inscription
Inscribed: Macao
Culture
Chinese
Type
exports, oil paintings, paintings
Materials
canvas, oil paint
Subject
harbors, boats, ships, landscapes (representations)

- 1937 Ashley Kent, dealer (New York, NY), sold to Elle Goodman and Ruth Dryfus Keefer, 1937.
- Marie Worms (New York, NY), by gift to Ruth Dryfus Keefer.
- Ruth Dryfus Keefer, by inheritance to daughter Joyce.
- Ruth Dryfus Keefer's daughter Joyce, by gift to Elika Rosenbaum.
- [Michael and Elika Rosenbaum (Ross, CA), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2021.

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