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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Garden with Pavilion
(China )
This exquisite fan painting, presented to the Qianlong [Ch'ien-lung] emperor, probably depicts a real spot in the environs of Beijing, the capital. Li Shejo [Li Shih-cho], a member of a Chinese family that had served under the non-Chinese Manchus prior to the establishment of the Manchu Qing dynasty in 1644, mastered the "orthodox" painting tradition favored at court. He used it to create a realistic depiction of an actual place.
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Provenance
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Sale, Christie's, New York, December 1, 1986, no. 104; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by purchase.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 1/2 x W: 19 1/2 in. (16.51 x 49.53 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1986
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.
35.139