Pheasant
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 14 7/8 × 22 3/4 inches (37.78 × 57.79 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-265
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DescriptionPheasant standing on one leg in a rocky landscape. Black monochrome.ProvenanceWith Yueh Ku Chai, Liulichang, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by March 23, 1934 [1];
Purchased from Yueh 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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