Memento of a Night-long Conversation
Memento of a Night-long Conversation
Memento of a Night-long Conversation
Memento of a Night-long Conversation

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Memento of a Night-long Conversation,

1652

Xu Fang 徐枋, active ca. 1652
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1966-245

Information

Title
Memento of a Night-long Conversation
Dates

1652

Maker
Xu Fang 徐枋
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 127 x 44.5 cm. (50 x 17 1/2 in.) Mount: 255 x 62.8 cm. (100 3/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Else Sackler for the Sackler Collection
Object Number
y1966-245
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
dated 1652; colophon by Zhang Daqian, dated bingmao
Marks/Labels/Seals
Characters and one seal in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
pavilions (garden structures), cliffs, night, bamboo, figures (representations), mountains

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