Egret and Lotus
Egret and Lotus

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Egret and Lotus,

1809

Jiang Yu 姜漁, 19th century
Zhang Naiqi 張迺耆, late 18th–early 19th century
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
2016-553 n

Information

Title
Egret and Lotus
Dates

1809

Maker
Jiang Yu 姜漁
Zhang Naiqi 張迺耆
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 36.3 × 26.2 cm (14 5/16 × 10 5/16 in.) Leaf: 42.5 × 28.7 cm (16 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Hsiao-lan Mote
Object Number
2016-553 n
Place Made

Asia, China, Anhui

Inscription
Inscribed upper left: 我對此君心[只]靜，莫輕持贈熱腸人 chí zèng 持赠： 持物赠人, carry a present to
Marks/Labels/Seals
Jiang Yu: Liren, 笠人, square relief, top seal at upper left Zhang Naiqi: Naiqi zhi yin, 迺耆之印, square intaglio, bottom seal at upper left
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings
Materials
silk (textile), ink, pigment
Techniques
painting (image-making)
Subject
lotus, egrets

–2016 Mrs. Hsiao-lan Mote (Granby, CO), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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