Harvard Art Museums > 1978.90: Travelling in the Mountains of Shu (Szechwan) Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Travelling in the Mountains of Shu (Szechwan) (Fang Shishu 方士庶) , 1978.90,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201850. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1978.90 People Fang Shishu 方士庶, Chinese (1692 - 1751) Title Travelling in the Mountains of Shu (Szechwan) Other Titles Alternate Title: Shu shan xing lü tu [Shu shan hsing lü t'u] Classification Paintings Work Type painting, fan Date dated to 1737 Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201850 Physical Descriptions Medium Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and light color on mica-coated paper; with artist's inscription, signature, and seals Dimensions painting proper max.: H. 22.2 x W. 49.8 cm (8 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Xin'an Fang Shishu Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Asian Art Objects Fund Accession Year 1978 Object Number 1978.90 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The painting represents a panoramic vista of a mountainous Sichuan landscape. At the right a gentleman flanked by two attendants studies the landscape from a small bridge. A mountain with pine trees and architectural villas rises in the center of the composition. Trees dominate the left foreground; mountains, partially obscured by clouds and mist, rise in the left middle- and backgrounds. Exhibition History Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1995 - 10/08/1995 Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001 Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 4), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/07/2010 - 11/09/2010 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
