Friendship in Stone (Shijiao tu 石交圖)
Friendship in Stone (Shijiao tu 石交圖)

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Friendship in Stone (Shijiao tu 石交圖),

1640

Ni Yuanlu 倪元璐, 1593–1644
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
1998-70 f

Information

Title
Friendship in Stone (Shijiao tu 石交圖)
Dates

1640

Maker
Ni Yuanlu 倪元璐
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on satin
Dimensions
Painting: 21.6 x 20.1 cm. (8 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.) Leaf: 28.4 x 49 cm. (11 3/16 x 19 5/16 in.) Mat: 30.4 x 27.8 cm. (11 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-70 f
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
dated 1640
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, "Ni Yuanlu yin" 倪元璐印, square intaglio Artist, "Biehaoyuan ke" 別號園客, square intaglio
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
albums, paintings
Materials
color, satin, ink
Subject
rock (inorganic material), landscapes (representations)

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

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