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Mountains at Dawn
(China )
Inscribed by Zha Shibiao:
Rising in the morning to view the mountains
And the water half hidden by mist,
The secluded man has no mundane cares;
A fishing boat is his floating home.
The artist signed with the name "Old Man of Plum Valley." Zha Shibiao was himself a "secluded man," for his political loyalties were to the former Ming Dynasty, replaced by the Qing [Ch'ing] in 1643.
Inscription
Provenance
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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
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.208B
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