Summer Palaces (Bishu gongdian tu 避暑宮殿圖)
Summer Palaces (Bishu gongdian tu 避暑宮殿圖)
Summer Palaces (Bishu gongdian tu 避暑宮殿圖)
Summer Palaces (Bishu gongdian tu 避暑宮殿圖)

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Summer Palaces (Bishu gongdian tu 避暑宮殿圖),

late 17th–mid 18th century

formerly attributed to Yan Wengui 燕文貴 , attributed to, 967 - 1044
formerly attributed to Yuan Jiang 袁江, 1670?– 1755?
Chinese
y1984-55

Information

Title
Summer Palaces (Bishu gongdian tu 避暑宮殿圖)
Dates

late 17th–mid 18th century

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 142.2 x 59.8 cm. (56 x 23 9/16 in.) Mount: 264 x 69.2 cm. (103 15/16 x 27 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Object Number
y1984-55
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
imperial seals (spurious)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Eleven characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Song
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
summer, palaces, lakes, mountains

formerly attributed to Yan Wengui 燕文貴, attributed to, 967 - 1044
formerly attributed to Yuan Jiang 袁江, 1670?– 1755?

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