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Spring Morning in the Han Palace
(China )
This is a copy of a famous handscroll (in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan) by the Ming-dynasty artist Qiu Ying [Ch'iu Ying]. It depicts imperial life at its most idyllic. During the years of the Qing [Ch'ing] dynasty, copies of Qiu Ying's painting were popular because they were an excellent guide to elegant behavior.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 341]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2020 | Where the Truth Lies: The Art of Qiu Ying. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 14 × W: 193 15/16 in. (35.5 × 492.6 cm); Image H: 12 1/4 × W: 187 9/16 in. (31.1 × 476.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.48