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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.381.5
People
Zhang Xiong 張熊, Chinese (1803 - 1886)
Title
Roses (One of Twelve Album Leaves)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Flowers of the Twelve Months
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, album leaf
Date
1859
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201173

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One leaf from an album of eleven (originally twelve) leaves; ink and color on paper; with signature of the artist reading 'Zixiang'
Dimensions
16.6 x 22.1 cm (6 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper left, ink on paper, calligraphy, Chinese, signed: Tzu-hsiang

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.381.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Chinese and Japanese Painting of the Early Modern Era, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/27/1993 - 07/04/1993
  • East Asia in the Nineteenth Century, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/05/1994 - 08/21/1994
  • Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003

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