Treatise on the Plough (Leisi jing 耒耜經)
Treatise on the Plough (Leisi jing 耒耜經)
Treatise on the Plough (Leisi jing 耒耜經)
Treatise on the Plough (Leisi jing 耒耜經)

Currently not on view

Treatise on the Plough (Leisi jing 耒耜經),

undated; ca. 1747–50

Jin Nong 金農, attributed to, 1687–1764
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
1998-119

Information

Title
Treatise on the Plough (Leisi jing 耒耜經)
Dates

undated; ca. 1747–50

Maker
Jin Nong 金農 , attributed to
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions
Calligraphy: 126.3 x 37 cm. (49 3/4 x 14 9/16 in.) Mount: 223.5 x 55 cm. (88 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-119
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
Signed: Jiliu shanmin Jin Nong 稽留山民金農 [artist also used this signature on another scroll dated 1734]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, "Jin Nong yin xin" 金農印信, square relief Artist, "Longhu dingmao" 龍虎丁卯, square relief, zoomorphic seal used after 1747 Wrapper title: Qing Jin Dongxin lishu zhenji
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
calligraphy (visual work), calligraphy (writing), chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, silk (textile)
Subject
treatises

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

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