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Under the Pine
(China )
Standing in one corner of the picture, surrounded by angularly-brushed tree and rock, a scholar faces mist and gushing water. The subject matter, painting style, and composition were all developed by the painter Ma Yüan around 1200 and repeated in countless later works.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dr. John C. Ferguson [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John C. Ferguson Sale, American Art Association, New York, April 7, 1916, no. 235; Henry Walters, Baltimore, April 7, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2007-2008 | Déjà Vu? Recurrence. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H without frame: 8 3/4 x W: 8 9/16 in. (22.3 x 21.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1916
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.
35.71