Birds Flying Near Waterfall
CultureChinese
Date16th century
MediumPainting on silk
DimensionsOverall: 10 × 14 inches (25.4 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-272
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DescriptionAlbum painting of birds flying near waterfall, large tree in left upper corner.ProvenanceYung Ku Chai, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by March 27, 1934;
Purchased from Yung Ku Chai, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.
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