Story of General Yuchi Gong Item Number: 946/50 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rolled painting, and print, depicting a fighting scene with two central figures in ornamented blue, green, black, grey and yellow that are flanked by four other figures: two of the figures are holding flags, and the other two have swords. On paper, with wooden scroll bars at the sides.
History Of Use
Story of General Yuchi Gong (尉迟恭故事). This picture would usually be displayed during the Chinese Spring Festival (春节) or Lunar New Year. Such pictures are thus known as nianhua (年画, new year pictures). Likely made in late 19th or early 20th century in a traditional Mianzhu (绵竹) painting and printing workshop in Sichuan province (四川).
Item History
- Made in Mianzhu, Sichuan, China before 1926
- Collected between 1906 and 1926
- Owned by Edith Sibley
- Owned by D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed before February 16, 1984
- Received from D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor) on February 16, 1984
What
- Name
- Story of General Yuchi Gong
- Identification Number
- 946/50
- Type of Item
- painting
- Overall
- height 95.5 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 3.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Edith Sibley, D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed
- Received from
- D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mianzhu, Sichuan, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1926
- Collection Date
- between 1906 and 1926
- Ownership Date
- before February 16, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on February 16, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings; works on paper
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0946/0050