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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.104
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 1997 (dingchou year, third month; dingchou san yue)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/333356

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; with signature of the artist reading "Xubai"
Dimensions
painting proper: 178.7 x 23.9 cm (70 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
mounting, with cord and roller ends: 262.3 x 57.3 cm (103 1/4 x 22 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: located at the right edge of the painting, a little above center: Comprising twenty-nine characters arranged in three columns, the inscription reads from top to bottom, right to left and is followed by a date and signature comprised of eighteen characters arranged in two columns.
  • seal: two seals, as follows:: 1) Immediately following the signature: Square, red, relief seal reading _________
    2) Lower right corner of painting: Square, red, intaglio seal reading ___________

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Property of the artist, Li Xubai, Fuzhou, China (1997-2009)
James H. Soong, Chinese painting broker, San Francisco, purchased from artist (2009)
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard Art Museum, purchased from James H. Soong (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
2009.104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A tall, narrow hanging scroll depicting a mountainous landscape, waterfalls, and houses nestled amid trees.

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