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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.234
People
Liu Kuo Sung (Liu Guosong) 劉國松, Chinese (born 1932 )
Title
Nightscape
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
wall scroll, painting
Date
1971
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/332757

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, color, and collage on paper
Dimensions
painting proper: 45.5 x 42.9 cm (17 15/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
mounting: 60.8 x 57.3 cm (23 15/16 x 22 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Dated signature in brush-written Chinese characters, lower right: "Liu Guosong. Yi Jiu Qi Yi (1971)"
  • seal: Square red relief artist's seal, to the left of signature: "Liu"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Liu Guosong, Hong Kong, 1972, gift; to Chu-tsing Li, Lawrence, Kansas (1972-2012), gift; to his son B U.K. Li, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2012-2016), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

Footnotes:
1. Dr. Chu-tsing Li (1920-2014)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Chu-tsing Li Collection, Gift of B U.K. Li in memory of Chu-tsing Li, Yao-wen Kwang Li, and Teri Ho Li
Copyright
© Liu Kuo-sung
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.234
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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