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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.103
People
Li Xubai 李虚白, Chinese (Fuzhou, Fujian province, China b. 1940)
Title
Landscape
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
dated to early spring 2007 (dinghai chuchun)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Fujian Province
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/333355

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper; with two signatures of the artist reading "Xubai ti" and "Xubai zhi"
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 247 x W. 123 cm (97 1/4 x 48 7/16 in.)
mounting, with cord and roller ends: H. 339.2 x W. 156.8 cm (133 9/16 x 61 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: at right edge of the painting, a little above center: Written vertically in six columns, the inscription reads from top to bottom, right to left and includes the painting's date and two signatures of the artist reading "Xubai ti" and "Xubai zhi" (the signatures are located in the fourth and sixth columns).

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Li Xubai, Fuzhou, China (2007-2009), sold; through [James H. Soong, San Francisco, 2009]; to Harvard Art Museum, 2009.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry James, by exchange
Copyright
© Li Xubai
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.103
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
An extremely large hanging scroll featuring a mountainous landscape, waterfalls, and a small pavilion.

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 5) Brush and Ink Reconsidered: Contemporary Chinese Landscapes, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/23/2010 - 05/14/2011
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 05/31/2015

Verification Level

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