Sailboats on Stream
Sailboats on Stream

Currently not on view

Sailboats on Stream,

1546

Xie Shichen 謝時臣, 1488–after 1567

Chinese

Ming dynasty, 1368–1644

y1965-268 h.1-.2

Information

Title
Sailboats on Stream
Dates

1546

Maker
Xie Shichen 謝時臣
Medium

Album leaf; ink on paper

Dimensions

Painting: 22 x 18.5 cm. (8 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Calligraphy: 22 x 18.4 cm. (8 11/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Leaf: 31.8 x 48 cm. (12 1/2 x 18 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George Rowley

Object Number
y1965-268 h.1-.2
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures

signed

Inscription

y

Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, albums, calligraphy (visual work)
Subject
mountains, landscapes (representations), fog, streams, sailboats

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