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A painted scroll depicting a large, brown panel of a man in a white robe sitting beneath a drooped tree branch. A white panel at the top shows Chinese writing in black ink. The two panels are connected by a blue and white patterned background.

The painted scroll shows two panels of paper that are bordered by a blue and white patterned background. The bottom panel is large and brown and depicts a man in the center sitting facing the viewer and dressed in a white robe. His robe is loose and drapes off of his right shoulder. His right leg is down and bent inward while his left leg is bent up. His right arm is straight down and his left hand rests on his left knee. He has a long, black beard and is wearing a dark hat. Above him are drooped branches with many green leaves and there are tree trunks to the left of the image. The second panel is above the brown panel and is white. It is just as wide as the brown panel but a quarter of the height. This panel has vertical rows of Chinese writing all over it in black ink. There is a small red symbol to the bottom-left of the panel.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1961.48
Title
Scholar at Leisure Beneath a Willow Tree
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
17th-18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming (1368-1644) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasty
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203086

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; with spurious signature
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 50.5 × W. 35 cm (19 7/8 × 13 3/4 in.)
overall mounting including roller ends and suspension cord: H. 214 × W. 59.1 cm (84 1/4 × 23 1/4 in.)
colophon obove painting: H. 15.5 × W. 35.2 cm (6 1/8 × 13 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left; spurious artist signature: 武洞清製 (Wu Dongqing zhi)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
A 10-011 (Suzuki Kei)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward L. Holsten in memory of the late Edward Lawrence Holsten
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
1961.48
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Suzuki Kei, Chugoku kaiga sogo zuroku, Amerika Kanada hen (Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings, Volume 1: American and Canadian Collections), University of Tokyo Press (Tokyo, Japan, 1982), pp. I-54 and I-432, no. A 10-011

Exhibition History

  • Later Chinese and Japanese Figure Painting in Decorative Arts, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/22/1992 - 06/07/1992
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/2016 - 06/09/2017

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