Three Beauties of Sizzling Summer
Artist
Ma Quan
(Chinese, active 1700 - 1750)
Date18th century
MediumHanging scroll; color on paper
DimensionsImage: 43 7/8 × 11 inches (111.44 × 27.94 cm)
Mount: 83 3/4 × 13 inches (212.73 × 33.02 cm)
Mount: 83 3/4 × 13 inches (212.73 × 33.02 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the Fortieth Anniversary Fund
Object numberF75-46
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceDr. Victoria Contag von Winterfeldt (1906-1973), Munich, Germany, by April 1952-1973 [1];
By descent to her daughter, Beatrix Freifrau Riedesel zu Eisenbach, 1973-75;
Purchased from Beatrix Freifrau Riedesel zu Eisenbach by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1975.
NOTES:
[1] Victoria von Winterfeldt was a sinologist at the University of Mainz. This object was on loan from her to the Nelson-Atkins from April 1952 until her death in 1973.
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