2009.109: Center Peak
Photographs
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.109
- People
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Michael Cherney (also known as Qiu Mai 秋麥), American (born 1969)
- Title
- Center Peak
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- 2009
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/333470
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- One of a set of five photographic hanging scrolls; Epson UltraChrome K3 printer ink on mica-flecked "Xuan" paper; ed. 3/9; with a square, red, intaglio seal reading "Qiu"
- Dimensions
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photograph: 90.1 x 58.8 cm (35 1/2 x 23 1/8 in.)
mounting: 215 x 79 cm (84 5/8 x 31 1/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- seal: Impressed on the outside of each scroll and on the bottom of each wooden storage box is a "symbolic seal" indicating the title of each scroll--i.e., North, East, South, West, or Central. Impressed on the bottom of each storage box-i.e., on the underside-is a square, red, relief seal reading "Qiu Mai Xie Zhen". Michael Cherney himself carved the seal impressed on each photograph as well as the seal impressed on the top and bottom of each storage box. The seals are carved in Shoushan soapstone.
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Photographed in April 2008; printed in 2009; delivered to Harvard in October 2009.
Property of the artist, Michael Cherney (aka Qiu Mai), Beijing, China (2009)
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard Art Museum, purchased directly from the artist (2009)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry James, by exchange
- Copyright
- © Michael S. Cherney
- Accession Year
- 2009
- Object Number
- 2009.109
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/08/2024 - 12/02/2024
Verification Level
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