Lotus and Birds
Lotus and Birds

Currently not on view

Lotus and Birds,

undated

Xu Xi 徐席, Five Dynasties
Chinese
Five Dynasties, 907–960
y1947-290

Information

Title
Lotus and Birds
Dates

undated

Maker
Xu Xi 徐席 , Five Dynasties
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 226 x 116 cm. (89 x 45 11/16 in.) frame: 235 × 125 × 4.5 cm (92 1/2 × 49 3/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1947-290
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Inscription
Inscription by Duanfang (1681 - 1911)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Five Dynasties
Type
scroll paintings, hanging scrolls, chinese painting styles, paintings
Subject
birds, lotus

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1947 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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