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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.90
People
Fang Shishu 方士庶, Chinese (1692 - 1751)
Title
Travelling in the Mountains of Shu (Szechwan)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Shu shan xing lü tu [Shu shan hsing lü t'u]
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
fan, painting
Date
dated to 1737
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201850

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and light color on mica-coated paper; with artist's inscription, signature, and seals
Dimensions
painting proper max.: H. 22.2 x W. 49.8 cm (8 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Xin'an Fang Shishu

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Asian Art Objects Fund
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.90
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The painting represents a panoramic vista of a mountainous Sichuan landscape. At the right a gentleman flanked by two attendants studies the landscape from a small bridge. A mountain with pine trees and architectural villas rises in the center of the composition. Trees dominate the left foreground; mountains, partially obscured by clouds and mist, rise in the left middle- and backgrounds.

Exhibition History

  • Art of the Fan: China, Korea, Japan, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1995 - 10/08/1995
  • Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001
  • Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 4), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/07/2010 - 11/09/2010

Verification Level

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