Autumn Sunset Along the River | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1978.88
People: Fang Shishu 方士庶, Chinese (1692 - 1751)
Title: Autumn Sunset Along the River
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Qiu shui xi yang tu [Ch'iu shui hsi yang t'u]
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting, fan
Date: dated to 1727
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/202287

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. 48.6 cm (8 3/4 x 19 1/8 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: 1978.88
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Three thatched buildings enclosed by a fence stand before a bamboo grove at the right of the composition. A group of trees with dots of red and orange to indicate the autumn colors occupies the foreground. A river, with a fisherman in a small boat, traverses the left portion of the composition. Rolling hills appear in the background.

Exhibition History

Chinese Painting and Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/17/1991 - 01/26/1992
Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1995 - 10/08/1995
Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 6), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/24/2011 - 11/12/2011

Verification Level

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