EditorialFive character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kanso nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) Th...
EditorialLandscape. Artist unknown,; Chinese; spurious signature of Gong Xian (??, 1618-1689). Date: 1644-1689. Dimensions: 10 3/4 ? 110 in. Handscroll; ink on paper. Origin: China.
Editorial??, ???, ??, ????, Landscapes, early 20th century, China, Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (21.6 x 26.0 cm), Paintings, He Weipu (Chinese, 1844?1925), He Weipu takes traditional landscape compositions as a point of depa...
EditorialLandscape. Artist unknown,; Chinese; spurious signature of Gong Xian (??, 1618-1689). Date: 1644-1689. Dimensions: 10 3/4 ? 110 in. Handscroll; ink on paper. Origin: China.
EditorialFive character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kanso nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) Th...
EditorialFive character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kanso nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) Th...
EditorialFood Steamer (Xian), c. 1000 BC. China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC) to early Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC). Bronze; overall: 39.4 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.).
EditorialSummer in the Water Country, 1670s. Gong Xian (Chinese, 1599-1689). Album leaf, ink on paper; overall: 25.6 x 32.8 cm (10 1/16 x 12 15/16 in.).
EditorialLandscape in the Style of Dong Yuan and Juran, c. 1650. Gong Xian (Chinese, 1599-1689). Hanging scroll, ink with white pigment on silk; image: 216.6 x 57.3 cm (85 1/4 x 22 9/16 in.); overall: 285.8 x 75.5 cm (112 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.); with knobs: 258.8 x ...
EditorialDish with Ducks in Lotus Pond: Ding Ware, 12th Century. China, Hebei province, Chuyang xian, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Glazed porcelain with molded decoration and copper band at lip; diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.).
EditorialLandscape. Artist unknown,; Chinese; spurious signature of Gong Xian (??, 1618-1689). Date: 1644-1689. Dimensions: 10 3/4 ? 110 in. Handscroll; ink on paper. Origin: China.
EditorialJapanese army retreats inexorably after general Liu's army takes back the city of Zhuqian [modern day Hsinchu] . "Liu jun zi ke Xinzhu xian Zhuqian cheng deng di fang wo bing jie (jie) tui shou... (shi shi)". 1894. Source: 16126.d.4 (3). Language: Chi...
Editorial? ?? ????? ? ??, Wintry Mountains, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), datable ca. 1679?89, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 65 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (165.7 x 48.9 cm), Paintings, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619?1689), Gong Xian, considered the greatest of the se...
Editorial??, ???, ??, ????, Landscapes, early 20th century, China, Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (21.6 x 26.0 cm), Paintings, He Weipu (Chinese, 1844?1925), He Weipu takes traditional landscape compositions as a point of depa...
Editorial?/? ?? ????? ? ??, Landscapes after old masters, Ming (1368?1644) or Qing (1644?1911) dynasty, datable to 1638 or 1650, China, Album of ten leaves; ink and color on paper, 10 1/4 x 6 in. (26 x 15.2 cm), Paintings, Yun Xiang (Chinese, 1586?1655), Hailed...
Editorial? ?? ??? ? ??, Landscapes and trees, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), ca. 1679, China, Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper, Image (each leaf): 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (15.9 x 19.1 cm), Paintings, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619?1689), By the mid-1670s Gong Xian?s confide...
EditorialPu Xian on Elephant, Ming dynasty (?) (1368?1644), China, Hanging scroll, fragment; ink and color on paper, 21 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (54.5 x 20.0 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist.