Black Cat
Black Cat

photo: Masatsugu Nokubo

Black Cat
Black Cat

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Black Cat,

undated; 18th century

Min Zhen 閔貞, 1730–after 1791
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1947-65

Information

Title
Black Cat
Dates

undated; 18th century

Maker
Min Zhen 閔貞
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 78.5 x 38.5 cm. (30 7/8 x 15 3/16 in.) Mount: 231 x 58.2 cm. (90 15/16 x 22 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1947-65
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed: Min Zhen
Marks/Labels/Seals
2 artist's seals under signature: 1 square yin ("Min Zhen"); 1 square yang ("zheng *") Thirteen characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
cats

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1947 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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