Narcissus and Wintersweet

Maker(s)
Artist: Copy after Qiu Ying ไป‡่‹ฑ (ca. 1494-1552)
Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, after 1547
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 49.8 ร— 24.8 cm (19 5/8 ร— 9 3/4 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase โ€” Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1960.26
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)

Keywords
China, flower, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Stephen Little. The Demon Queller and the Art of Qiu Ying (Ch'iu Ying). vol. 46, no. 1/2 Washington and Zurich. fig. 56.
  • James Cahill. Chung-hua ming-hua. no. 29, Shanghai. .
  • James Cahill. Collecting Paintings in China. vol. 37, April 1963. pp. 66-72.
  • Where the Truth Lies: The Art of Qiu Ying. Exh. cat. Los Angeles and Munich, Germany. p. 115, fig. 29.
  • "ๆ˜Ž็•ซๅ…จ้›† /." The Complete Works of the Ming Dynasty [Ming hua quan ji]. vol. 20, Hangzhou, China. pp. 260-265, fig. 42.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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