Pheasants, Hawks, and Flying Birds in the Mountains
Pheasants, Hawks, and Flying Birds in the Mountains
Pheasants, Hawks, and Flying Birds in the Mountains
Pheasants, Hawks, and Flying Birds in the Mountains

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Pheasants, Hawks, and Flying Birds in the Mountains,

late 15th–16th century

Lü Ji 呂紀, copy, born 1477
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1947-64

Information

Title
Pheasants, Hawks, and Flying Birds in the Mountains
Dates

late 15th–16th century

Maker
Lü Ji 呂紀 , copy
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 178 x 109 cm. (70 1/16 x 42 15/16 in.) Mount: 314 x 119 cm. (123 5/8 x 46 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1947-64
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Marks/Labels/Seals
Seven characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll; Seven characters in ink on label adhered to silk bag
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming, Qing
Type
paintings, hanging scrolls, scroll paintings, chinese painting styles
Subject
hawks, mountains, pheasants

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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