Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Garden Recreations
18th-early 19th century (Qing)
ink and colors on silk mounted on paper
(China )
(China )
In the yard, a boy lights a firecracker as others either make music or huddle together. Younger women play a game, and a senior couple gestures to them. What a blissful time! Paintings in this style were executed by artists attached to the court of the Qianlong emperor (1736-95).
Spurious signature of Ch'iu Ying (1494-1552).
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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. 60]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/11/1993 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 6/23/1998 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/4/2001 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/9/2002 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 7/16/2003 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 59 5/8 x W: 31 1/8 in. (151.5 x 79 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1915
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.
35.8