Poem on Searching for Secluded Orchids in the Mountains
Poem on Searching for Secluded Orchids in the Mountains
Poem on Searching for Secluded Orchids in the Mountains
Poem on Searching for Secluded Orchids in the Mountains

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Poem on Searching for Secluded Orchids in the Mountains,

1978

Zhi Qizhan 朱屺瞻, 1892–1996
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
1998-137

Information

Title
Poem on Searching for Secluded Orchids in the Mountains
Dates

1978

Maker
Zhi Qizhan 朱屺瞻
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Calligraphy: 128.6 x 33.9 cm. (50 5/8 x 13 3/8 in.) Mount: 225 x 46.3 cm. (88 9/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-137
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, "Zhu Qizhan," square intaglio Artist, "[ ] zhai" 齋, square intaglio Artist, "[ ] [ ] [ ]," tall rectangular intaglio (upper right)
Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
orchids, poems, poetry, calligraphy (writing), mountains, calligraphy (visual work)

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

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