Landscape after a couplet by Du Fu (712-770)

Maker(s)
Artist: Liu Yu (1620-after 1689)
Patron: Sung Luo
Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, 1689
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 23.8 x 20.5 cm (9 3/8 x 8 1/16 in)
Geography
China, Nanjing
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1987.227.5
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Painting
Type

Album leaf

Keywords
China, couplet, Du Fu (712-770), landscape, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance

To 1963
Richard Bryant Hobart (1885-1963). [1]

1969
Sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, The Richard Bryant Hobart Collection of Chinese Ceramics & Paintings, Part 2, December 12, 1969, lot 277: “Landscapes Inspired by T’ang Poems.” [2]

To 1987
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York. [3]

From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Arthur M. Sackler, New York. [4]

Notes:

[1] See object file S1987.227.1 for more details.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

[4] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Parke-Bernet Galleries
Richard Bryant Hobart
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler 1913-1987

Published References
  • Sale Catalogue. New York, December 12, 1969. lot 277, p. 98.
  • John Keay. China: A History. Vol. 1, London, England, 2021. p. 277.
  • et al. Asian Art in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: The Inaugural Gift. Washington, 1987. cat. 201, pp. 300-301.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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