1994.176: Scholar Seated on a Bench Before a Painted Screen in a Garden

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1994.176

People

Traditionally attributed to Yueshan [Yüeh-shan], Chinese (active 14th century )

Title

Scholar Seated on a Bench Before a Painted Screen in a Garden

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting, hanging scroll

Date

15th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/199685

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Circular-fan-shaped painting mounted as a hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 24.4 x W. 28.6 cm (9 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
mounting, including cord and roller ends: H. 147.3 x W. 43.2 cm (58 x 17 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Grilli Collection, Gift of Peter Grilli and Diana Grilli

Accession Year

1994

Object Number

1994.176

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1995 - 10/08/1995
• Paragons of Wisdom and Virtue: East Asian Figure Painting, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1997 - 09/21/1997
• A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000
• 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/2016 - 06/09/2017

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