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Pulling a Kite

Artist Unknown
Artist After Xu Wei (Chinese, 1521 - 1593)
Date19th-20th century
MediumHandscroll; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 12 7/8 × 55 1/2 inches (32.69 × 140.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number46-53
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Provenance

Purchased through Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1946.

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recto overall
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detail
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