Harvard Art Museums > 1978.89: Small Bridge Over a Flowing Stream 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"Small Bridge Over a Flowing Stream (Fang Shishu 方士庶) , 1978.89,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/202288. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1978.89 People Fang Shishu 方士庶, Chinese (1692 - 1751) Title Small Bridge Over a Flowing Stream Other Titles Alternate Title: Xiao qiao liu shui tu [Hsiao ch'iao liu shui t'u] Classification Paintings Work Type fan, painting Date dated to 1733 Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/202288 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. 23.9 x W. 52.9 cm (9 7/16 x 20 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Shishu Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Asian Art Objects Fund Accession Year 1978 Object Number 1978.89 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 At the right of the composition stand two tile-roofed buildings, probably a scholar's study. Several pine trees and a small hillock lead to the center of the composition, where a scholar sits in a riverside pavilion. A figure in an orange robe crosses the small bridge over the stream. Rolling hills in the near background, mountain silhouettes in blue ink wash in the distant background, and pine trees at the left complete the composition. Publication History Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 34, p. 37 Exhibition History 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 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
