Scroll Painting Item Number: N1.524 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A hanging scroll painting of a winter landscape scene with mountains, pine trees, and a man mounted on a donkey riding toward a house. Predominant colours are grey, black, green, brown, and orange. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There are black characters along the top with a red seal. There is one red seal on the bottom of one corner with another four red seals on the other bottom corner. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a burgundy-red cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a light purple ribbon. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered patterned fabric.
History Of Use
Wall hanging. The red seal at the end of the poem at the top edge is the signature of the poet.
Narrative
Purchased in 1952 from a dealer in Macao by Dr. Ping-ti Ho of the UBC Asian Studies Dept. Originally said to be made by Hsi Kang, but now thought to be a reproduction. The poem written at the top dates to the Qing dynasty; the date of the painting itself is uncertain.
Item History
- Made in China between 1644 and 1911
- Collected during 1952
- Owned by Ping-Ti Ho before September 1961
- Received from Ping-Ti Ho (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during September 1961
What
- Name
- Scroll Painting
- Identification Number
- N1.524
- Type of Item
- painting
- Overall
- height 207.0 cm, width 45.3 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Ping-Ti Ho
- Received from
- Ping-Ti Ho (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1644 and 1911
- Collection Date
- during 1952
- Ownership Date
- before September 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during September 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings; works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0060/0003