Searching for Steles in the Tai and Dai Mountains (Taidai fangbei tu 泰岱訪碑圖)
Searching for Steles in the Tai and Dai Mountains (Taidai fangbei tu 泰岱訪碑圖)

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Searching for Steles in the Tai and Dai Mountains (Taidai fangbei tu 泰岱訪碑圖),

1796

Huang Yi 黃易, 1744–1801
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
2003-139.7

Information

Title
Searching for Steles in the Tai and Dai Mountains (Taidai fangbei tu 泰岱訪碑圖)
Dates

1796

Maker
Huang Yi 黃易
Medium
Album leaf; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 12.3 × 14.6 cm (4 13/16 × 5 3/4 in.) Leaf (closed): 16.3 x 20.3 cm. (6 7/16 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
[Museum purchase]
Object Number
2003-139.7
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
dated 1796 Inscription: 泰岱訪碑圖全冊在龐虛齋處此其初稾六葉雖著墨無多而古意盎然令人攬結不盡與余所蔵得碑圖冊相伯仲識者寶之丁亥秋暮北溟觀於舊都寓廬之鴹鸞閣並記其後 The complete album of "Searching for Steles in Tai and Dai Mountains" is in the Pang Xuzhai (Pang Yuanji 龐元濟, 1864-1949) collection, and these are six leaves of the draft version. Although ink is used sparingly [in the pictures], they otherwise convey an abundant sense of antiquity. The pleasure of enjoying [this fine work of art] is truly endless. The album is comparable to the Debei tu ("Obtaining Stele") album in my collection, and I hope those who recognize [the quality of these fine paintings] will treasure it. Viewd and noted by Beiming in late autumn of the yihai year (1935) in the Xiangluan (auspicious bird) Pavilion in the Old Capital (i.e., Beijing).
Marks/Labels/Seals
Seals (2): [ ] 光 square intaglio, blue ink [ ] [ ] [ ] square intaglio, pictorial seal
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, albums
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
landscapes (representations), stelae, mountains

– after 1988 Jean-Pierre Dubosc [1904-1988] (France), by descent to Fabrice Olivier Dubosc (Milan, Italy), after 1988.

ca. 1988–2003 Fabrice Olivier Dubosc (Milan, Italy), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2003.

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