Abode by a Mountain Stream

photo: Masatsugu Nokubo

Abode by a Mountain Stream

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Abode by a Mountain Stream,

1673

Gong Xian 龔賢, 1619–1689; born Kunshan, China; active and died Nanjing, China
Chinese
late Ming dynasty to early Qing dynasty, 1644–1912, 1368–1644
1998-931

Information

Title
Abode by a Mountain Stream
Dates

1673

Maker
Gong Xian 龔賢
Medium
Folding fan mounted as album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper
Dimensions
Painting: 20.2 x 55 cm. (7 15/16 x 21 5/8 in.) Leaf: 66.5 x 62.7 cm. (26 3/16 x 24 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-931
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Artist's inscription: "Guichou chun ri Gong Xian" 癸丑春日龔賢
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist's seal: "Banqian" 半前, square relief Collectors' seals (3)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming, Qing
Type
paintings, fans (costume accessories), albums
Materials
gold, paper (fiber product), ink
Subject
dwellings, landscapes (environments), streams, mountains

–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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