Lady in Garden
CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumHanging scroll (laid down on panel); ink and colors on silk
DimensionsOverall: 34 1/4 × 50 inches (87 × 127 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-280
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DescriptionWoman seated before a table and screen. Serving girl dressed in purple at right and girl in black in back. Pavilion in background. Deer, two cranes, dogs, and vases in foreground.Gallery LabelSitting in the center
of a busy home garden, a senior woman confidently reveals her unbound feet
under her long blue robe. Her robe, shoes, and three rings on either ear
indicate she is Manchu, people who came from northeast Asia to rule the Qing
dynasty. As in other Chinese families, her male descendants may have
commissioned this portrait to honor her. Surrounding her are pine trees,
cranes, and deer, which are symbols of longevity.
Yung Ku Chai, Beijing, China;
Purchased from Yung Ku Chai through Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
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Chen Shi
18th century
34-276
