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Mountain Landscape
(China )
This is the countryside as it ought to be: at lower right a man sits on the riverbank grasping a fish, his sandals beside him; in the distance, boys ride water buffalo. Best of all would be to live the life of one of the leisured scholars in the elaborate pavilion, sitting at a desk or enjoying a meal.
Spurious signature of Hsieh H'üan.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Panama Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 7]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/30/1993 | Treatment | repaired |
| 6/12/1996 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 12/10/1998 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 6/29/2001 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/14/2004 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 62 3/4 x W: 35 7/8 in. (159.4 x 91.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 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.
35.4