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Album of Landscapes
(China )
Now detached, these four leaves were originally joined together. They were to be looked at one by one, like pages in a book.
A leading artist of Anhui province, Zha Shibiao [Cha Shih-piao] was an old man when he painted these leaves. For him, as for other Chinese painters, nature was a refuge from political strife.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Fine Chinese Paintings, Calligraphy and Rubbings Sale (8474), Christie's, New York, September 18, 1996, lot no. 179; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by purchase.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 15/16 x W: 10 13/16 in. (38 x 27.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Asian Art Acquisition Fund, 1996
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.
35.208
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