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Morning Boat Jam

Yüan Shang-t'ung (Chinese, 1570-after 1661) (Artist)
1655 (Qing)
ink and light colors on paper
(China )

The boatmen fight their way through a water gate in the city of Suchou. In the 17th century, paintings of such everyday subjects were rare. Another version of this painting, dated 1646, is in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

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[Inscription] At top; [Seal] At top; [Seal] Bottom right

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. 147]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
12/30/1992 Treatment other
1/1/1993 Treatment cleaned; repaired
5/12/1995 Examination examined for condition
12/1/1997 Examination examined for condition
6/1/2000 Examination examined for condition
6/1/2000 Examination examined for exhibition
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China (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 42 x W: 21 3/4 in. (106.7 x 55.3 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.

35.19

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
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