Harvard Art Museums > 1985.899: Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber (Xixiang ji) Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber (Xixiang ji) , 1985.899,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/210981. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.899 Title Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber (Xixiang ji) Other Titles Alternate Title: Hsi-hsiang-ji Classification Prints Work Type hanging scroll Date 1747 Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/210981 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, with hand-applied color Dimensions image proper: H. 97.4 x W. 51.4 cm (38 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.) paper mounting only: H. 165.7 x W. 64.1 cm (65 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.) full mounting, including cord and roller ends: H. 169.5 x W. 69.9 cm (66 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Philip Hofer (1898-1984) purchased from Tokyo dealer Sorimachi in November 1967; bequest to Harvard Art Museums, 1985. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.899 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History T. June Li and Suzanne E. Wright, Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints, exh. cat., The Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, 2016), p. 8, ill.; pp. 112-113, cat. no. 24 Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/08/2016 - 04/27/2016 China in Twelve Artworks, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/23/2016 - 05/08/2016 Garden, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints, The Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, 09/17/2016 - 01/09/2017 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
