Scroll Painting Item Number: N1.580 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A hanging scroll painting of a winter landscape scene with gnarled trees and a waterfall in the background. An elderly traveller wearing a hooded robe is carrying a staff. Predominant colours are black with some red and green. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric with grey-green patterned fabric at the top and at the bottom. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a light brown cord bound by metal wire and brown fabric with a white cloth ribbon. There is a brown wood cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with grey-green patterned fabric.
Item History
- Made in China
- Owned by Ping-Ti Ho before October 1957
- Received from Ping-Ti Ho (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during October 1957
What
- Name
- Scroll Painting
- Identification Number
- N1.580
- Type of Item
- painting
- Overall
- height 214.0 cm, width 72.3 cm, depth 4.7 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
- Ownership Date
- before October 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings; works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2179/0006