Square Seal with Eight-Character Legend in Intaglio and with Top in the Form of a Weathered Plum Branch

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1991.213
People: Gao Fenghan 高鳳翰, Chinese (1683 - 1748)
Title: Square Seal with Eight-Character Legend in Intaglio and with Top in the Form of a Weathered Plum Branch
Classification: Seals
Work Type: seal
Date: 1748
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/201685

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Wood with dated inscription and carved signature reading "Nanfu"
Dimensions: 5 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm (1 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosenblum, Newton Center, MA
E&J Frankel Gallery, New York, NY

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosenblum
Accession Year: 1991
Object Number: 1991.213
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996

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