Scholar Reading under Banana Trees
Scholar Reading under Banana Trees

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Scholar Reading under Banana Trees,

1578

Qian Gu 錢榖, 1508–ca. 1578
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1968-219

Information

Title
Scholar Reading under Banana Trees
Dates

1578

Maker
Qian Gu 錢榖
Medium
Folding fan mounted as album leaf; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 16.5 x 48.2 cm. (6 1/2 x 19 in.) Leaf: 65 x 60.7 cm. (25 9/16 x 23 7/8 in.) Mat: 38 x 68.4 cm. (14 15/16 x 26 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Object Number
y1968-219
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
fans (costume accessories), albums, paintings, chinese painting styles
Subject
shores (landforms), scholars, banana trees, reading, figures (representations), men, bodies of water

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