Man in Boat, in the style of Shitao (1642 - 1707)
Man in Boat, in the style of Shitao (1642 - 1707)
Man in Boat, in the style of Shitao (1642 - 1707)
Man in Boat, in the style of Shitao (1642 - 1707)

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Man in Boat, in the style of Shitao (1642 - 1707),

1796

Zhang Wentao 張問陶, 1764 - 1814
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1949-94

Information

Title
Man in Boat, in the style of Shitao (1642 - 1707)
Dates

1796

Maker
Zhang Wentao 張問陶
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 111.5 x 28.7 cm. (43 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.) Mount: 244 x 49.5 cm. (96 1/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1949-94
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings, hanging scrolls, scroll paintings, chinese painting styles
Subject
figures (representations), boats, rivers, trees, reeds, groves, men

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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