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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.342
People
Wang Jian 王鑑, Chinese (1598 - 1677)
Title
Landscape After Dong Yuan
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
3rd quarter 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175142

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper with artist's signature reading "Loushui Wang Jian" and seal reading "Wang Jian zhi yin"
Dimensions
painting proper: 133.7 × 61.8 cm (52 5/8 × 24 5/16 in.)
with mounting, including cord and roller ends: 230 × 91.5 cm (90 9/16 × 36 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Loushui Wang Jian; seal: Wang Jian zhi yin

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Weng Tonghe, Changshu and Beijing, China (by 1904), by inheritance; to Weng Zhilian, Changshu and Tianjin, China (1904-1919), by inheritance; to Wan-go H.C. Weng, Tianjin, China, New York, and New Hampshire (1919-2000), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.

Footnotes:
Weng Tonghe 翁同龢 (1830-1904)
Weng Zhilian 翁之廉 (d. 1919), great-grandson of Weng Tonghe
Wan-go H.C. Weng 翁万戈 (1918-2018), son of Weng Zhilian


Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wan-go H.C. Weng
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.342
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/10/2022 - 06/04/2023

Verification Level

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