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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.143
People
Pan Gongshou 潘公壽, Chinese (1741 - 1794)
Title
Garden Rock and Flowers (after a painting by Ma Shouzhen)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
late 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198020

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light colors on paper with artist's signature reading "Lian jushi mo"
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 126 x W. 28.2 cm (49 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
mounting, including cord and roller ends:H. 235 x W. 57.5 cm (92 1/2 x 22 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Lian jushi mo
  • inscription: "Copied by the Recluse Lian" [Lian jushi, the artist's sobriquet]"
  • seal: Artist's seals:
    1) Following the artist's own inscription on the rock: "Lianchao" [Pan Gongshou's sobriquet]
    2) First seal following the colophon copied by the artist at the upper right): "Guiqian jingshe" [The Tortoise's Concealed Studio]
    3) Second seal following the colophon copied by the artist at the upper right): "Pan Shi Shenfu"
  • inscription: The inscription at the upper right is a copy of a colophon by Zhang Chong (ac. 1619-1651) that appeared on the original painting by Ma Shouzhen (1548-1604) upon which the present painting by Pan Gongshou is modeled after.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.143
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes, and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting (1997), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1997 - 09/21/1997
  • Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004

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