1956.122.9: Seated Man and Tethered Horse
PaintingsThe painted image shows a man and a horse on a piece of land with grass and a tree. To the top-right is a tall, white rectangular form coming from the grass. At the top of the form is rectangular details. At the bottom of the form is a brown tree that grows straight up with pink and grey buds on the branches. A white horse stands behind the tree, facing away from the viewer. The horse is wearing a pink cloth on its back and blue strings around its face that wraps around the tree. In the center of the image is a small gap in the land that is grey. To the right is a man wearing a blue-green loose shirt, white pants, black shoes, and a black hat that covers his hair. He sits up on a grey form with his left leg down and his right leg up in front of his chest, his right arm wrapped around his knee. He faces towards the right towards the horse. Behind land is water. To the left are three vertical rows of Chinese writing in black ink with a small, red symbol at the bottom.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1956.122.9
- People
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Qian Hui'an 錢慧安, Chinese (1833 - 1911)
- Title
- Seated Man and Tethered Horse
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- album leaf, painting
- Date
- late 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/199636
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- One leaf from an album of nine leaves; ink and light colors on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.4 x 32.9 cm (10 3/8 x 12 15/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: Qian Huian
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Dr. Arnold Knapp, New York (by 1951-1956), bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1956.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Dr. Arnold Knapp
- Accession Year
- 1956
- Object Number
- 1956.122.9
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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