Contemplating Poetry by a Snowy River (Xuexi shisi 雪溪詩思)
Contemplating Poetry by a Snowy River (Xuexi shisi 雪溪詩思)

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Contemplating Poetry by a Snowy River (Xuexi shisi 雪溪詩思),

1816

Qian Du 錢杜, 1764–1844
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1968-221

Information

Title
Contemplating Poetry by a Snowy River (Xuexi shisi 雪溪詩思)
Dates

1816

Maker
Qian Du 錢杜
Medium
Folding fan mounted as album leaf; ink, colors, and mica on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 17.6 x 52.1 cm. (6 15/16 x 20 1/2 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
y1968-221
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
fans (costume accessories), albums, paintings, chinese painting styles
Subject
bamboo, poems, poetry, rock (inorganic material), winter, snow, rivers

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