Waiting for the Ferry in the Chilly Mountains
Attributed to
Li Yin
(Chinese, active early 18th century)
Date18th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsOverall: 71 1/2 × 37 inches (181.61 × 93.98 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-258
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DescriptionHigh mountain rising above a lake with fishermen and a pavilion by the shore, in the foreground; in the middle distance, a temple compound is situated near the edge of the cliff high among the clouds.ProvenanceWith Yung Ku Chai, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by April 4, 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.
Kokka Magazine, No.883 (Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co., Japan: Show 40th year (1965):pl. 41.
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