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A painted image of a man dressed in a white robe, standing on a piece of land and looking out at two white geese floating in water. There is Chinese writing to the right.

A painted image of a man standing on the side of a piece of land next to some water with geese floating. The man is to the bottom-left of the image looking to the right of the image and is wearing a white and grey robe with blue ribbons. His black hair is up in a bun on top of his head. Behind him the light green land is tall and reaches up. The background is light grey. Around the man are small, black trees, leaves, green grass, and a pink bamboo barrier in front of him to the right. To the right of the image is some low, grey water with two white geese floating in it. The geese are close to each other and their bodies are facing the man. Their heads are turned towards each other. There are two vertical rows of Chinese writing on black ink to the right of the image. There is a small, red symbol at the bottom of the writing.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.122.6
People
Qian Hui'an 錢慧安, Chinese (1833 - 1911)
Title
Man Watching Geese
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, album leaf
Date
late 19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/199694

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One leaf from an album of nine leaves; ink and light colors on paper, with signature reading "Qian Hui An"
Dimensions
26.4 x 32.9 cm (10 3/8 x 12 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • 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
1956.122.6
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Forging the New: East Asian Painting in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2005 - 10/16/2005

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