2017.301: Old Tree and Cold Brook

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2017.301

People

Lu Yanshao (1909 - 1993)

Title

Old Tree and Cold Brook

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting, album leaf

Date

1978

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/332758

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oversize album leaf; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

painting proper: 34.2 x 45.8 cm (13 7/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
mounting: 40.8 x 53.7 cm (16 1/16 x 21 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: Title, date, and signature brush-written in Chinese characters, upper left: 古木寒涧 一九七八年八月 陸儼少寫
  
  Title "Gu Mu Han Jian". Date "Eighth month of 1978". Signed "Lu Yanshao"
• seal: Square red intaglio seal, following signature: "Yanshao"
• seal:
• seal: Square red relief seal, lower right: "Mu Ru Guan"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Chu-tsing Li, Lawrence, Kansas (by 1981 -2012), gift; to his son B U.K. Li, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2012-2017), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017.

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

Accession Year

2017

Object Number

2017.301

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

A pair of gnarled, sparsley leafed trees stand at center, perched atop a large rocky formation. Behind the trees, in the distance, waters spring forth between mountain peaks, rush downward, and flow

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