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A long, tan painted scroll depicts a woman dressed in a layered robe at the bottom-center. She holds a small white flower close to her face. There are two, long vertical lines of Chinese writing to the top right.

A long and narrow painted tan scroll depicts a woman dressed in a layered robe at the bottom-center. She stands upright and faces the viewer, her eyes pointing to the right. Her long, yellow robe falls to her feet and has white edges along the bottom and sleeves. Blue sleeves from out from under the robe’s sleeves. She holds a small white flower close to her face in her right hand. Her black hair is pulled back around and behind her head. Two small flowers and a red bird accessorize her hair. There are two, long vertical lines of Chinese writing to the top right with two small, red square symbols at the bottom.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1923.168
People
Gai Qi 改琦, Chinese (1774 - 1829)
Title
Farewell to Spring Briar Roses
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 酴醾春去圖
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
early 19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209210

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 87.6 x W. 28.5 cm (34 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)
overall mounting, with roller ends and cord: H. 273.7 x W. 58.4 cm (107 3/4 x 23 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: With signature and seals of the artist
  • inscription: right edge of painting proper:


    嬾綰春雲翠袖單，酴醾開後百花殘
    美人最與春關切，折得花枝仔細看

    六如居士酴醾春去圖  泖東七薌改琦摹

    Casually, she coils her hair atop her head and dons simple robes.
    Even as the briar roses bloom, the spring flowers are already withering.
    She, a beauty, is most nostalgic about the spring.
    She breaks off a flowering branch to take a closer look.

    [This is a] copy of Layman Liuru [Ming painter Tang Yin]’s Farewell to Spring Briar Roses by Gai Qi.

    [Translated by Yuhua Ding]
  • seal: of artist; after insciption; intaglio, rectangular: 香白 [Xiangbai]
  • seal: of artist; after insciption; intaglio, square: 改琦 [Gai Qi]
  • seal: of artist; lower left; relief, square: 玉壺外史 [Yuhu waishi]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Edward B. Bruce Collection of Chinese Paintings; Gift of Galen L. Stone
Accession Year
1923
Object Number
1923.168
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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
  • Later Chinese and Japanese Figure Painting in Decorative Arts, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/22/1992 - 06/07/1992
  • Paragons of Wisdom and Virtue: East Asian Figure Painting, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1997 - 09/21/1997
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/09/2016 - 12/01/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/29/2021 - 07/17/2022

Verification Level

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