Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll - Bamboo, Orchid and Thorn
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Caption
Hsueh Ch'uang. Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll - Bamboo, Orchid and Thorn, 1279–1368. Painting in ink on paper, Image: 15 3/4 x 25 3/16 in. (40 x 64 cm) Mount: 30 11/16 in. (78 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund and A. Augustus Healy Fund, 52.50. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll - Bamboo, Orchid and Thorn
Date
1279–1368
Dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Period
Yuan Dynasty
Geography
Place made: China
Medium
Painting in ink on paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 15 3/4 x 25 3/16 in. (40 x 64 cm) Mount: 30 11/16 in. (78 cm)
Inscriptions
Extensive inscriptions on two storage boxes and on an inserted certificate suggest a history of ownership in Japan dating back to at least 1683. Owners include: Hotta Masatohi (1634-1684), lord of the Koga Domain, Shimosa Province Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725), Edo-period politician Otobe Yoshitoki (1824-1887), major collector and chief retainer of Matsue Domain, Izumo Province Okazaki Masaya (1864-1942), noted lawyer and industrialist
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund and A. Augustus Healy Fund
Accession Number
52.50
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