Scholar and Crane (Seeking one's Friend with Lute and Stork)
Scholar and Crane (Seeking one's Friend with Lute and Stork)
Scholar and Crane (Seeking one's Friend with Lute and Stork)
Scholar and Crane (Seeking one's Friend with Lute and Stork)

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Scholar and Crane (Seeking one's Friend with Lute and Stork),

15th century

Ding Yuchuan 丁玉川, active second half of 15th century
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1949-92

Information

Title
Scholar and Crane (Seeking one's Friend with Lute and Stork)
Dates

15th century

Maker
Ding Yuchuan 丁玉川
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 170 x 91.5 cm. (66 15/16 x 36 in.) Mount: 231 x 111 cm. (90 15/16 x 43 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1949-92
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed: Yuchuan
Marks/Labels/Seals
Five characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll; Five characters in ink on label adhered to silk bag
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
figures (representations), scholars, lutes, musical instruments, men, buildings, cranes, willow trees

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1949 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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