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Chinese Street Scene,
after 1890
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903
x1943-308
Though Blum spent two and half years in Japan, he never visited China. Based on his many illustrations of Japanese street scenes for Scribner’s Magazine, Blum presents an idealized yet largely plausible pastiche. The figures’ clothing and the lanterns are generally accurate, while details like the women’s unbound feet and the indecipherable characters on the sign indicate that this scene was created from Blum’s imagination.
Information
Title
Chinese Street Scene
Dates
after 1890
Maker
Medium
Watercolor and gouache over graphite
Dimensions
22.8 x 15.3 cm (9 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
x1943-308
Signatures
Signed in red watercolor, lower right: R. Blum
Inscription
in ink, on verso upper left:III
in graphite, on verso upper right: IV
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