Landscape | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.103
People: Li Xubai 李虚白, Chinese (Fuzhou, Fujian province, China b. 1940)
Title: Landscape
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting, hanging scroll
Date: dated to early spring 2007 (dinghai chuchun)
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China, Fujian Province
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/333355

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper; with two signatures of the artist reading "Xubai ti" and "Xubai zhi"

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 247 x W. 123 cm (97 1/4 x 48 7/16 in.)
mounting, with cord and roller ends: H. 339.2 x W. 156.8 cm (133 9/16 x 61 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: at right edge of the painting, a little above center: Written vertically in six columns, the inscription reads from top to bottom, right to left and includes the painting's date and two signatures of the artist reading "Xubai ti" and "Xubai zhi" (the signatures are located in the fourth and sixth columns).

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Li Xubai, Fuzhou, China (2007-2009), sold; through [James H. Soong, San Francisco, 2009]; to Harvard Art Museum, 2009.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry James, by exchange
Copyright: © Li Xubai
Accession Year: 2009
Object Number: 2009.103
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: An extremely large hanging scroll featuring a mountainous landscape, waterfalls, and a small pavilion.

Exhibition History

Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 5) Brush and Ink Reconsidered: Contemporary Chinese Landscapes, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/23/2010 - 05/14/2011
32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 05/31/2015

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

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2009.103: Landscape