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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.91
People
Fang Shishu 方士庶, Chinese (1692 - 1751)
Title
Boating on a Moonlit Night
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Yue ye fan zhou tu [Yüeh yeh fan chou t'u]
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, fan
Date
dated to 1744
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202023

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
19.7 x 49.3 cm (7 3/4 x 19 7/16 in.)
frame: 59.1 x 74.3 cm (23 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Xin'an Xunyuan Fang Shishu

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Asian Art Objects Fund
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.91
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
At the right are two small boats with figures in conversation. At the top the moon rises over clumps of reeds which occupy the center and right portions of the composition.

Verification Level

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