Group of Immortals; Longevity Celebration
Group of Immortals; Longevity Celebration

photo: Masatsugu Nokubo

Group of Immortals; Longevity Celebration
Group of Immortals; Longevity Celebration

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Group of Immortals; Longevity Celebration,

early–mid 16th century

Zheng Wenlin 鄭文林, act. 1522 - 1566
formerly attributed to Liu Songnian 劉松年, active ca. 1150–after 1200
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1946-163

Information

Title
Group of Immortals; Longevity Celebration
Dates

early–mid 16th century

Maker
Zheng Wenlin 鄭文林
Medium
Hanging scroll; light color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 220 x 102 cm. (86 5/8 x 40 3/16 in.) Mount: 283 x 113 cm. (111 7/16 x 44 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1946-163
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Eight characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll; Eight characters in ink on label adhered to silk bag
Culture
Chinese
Period
Song
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
figures (representations), groups of people, celebrations, religious art, men, cranes, deer, pine trees

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1946 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

formerly attributed to Liu Songnian 劉松年, active ca. 1150–after 1200

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