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張希黃
Brushpot with decoration of figures in landscape and inscribed poem
張希黃
Zhang Xihuang (Chinese, active early 17th century)
Chinese
Ming dynasty
early 17th century
Medium/Technique
Bamboo, carved in the liuqing ("reserve green") technique
Dimensions
13.02 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marshall H. Gould Fund and partial gift of Judge and Mrs. Matthew Brown in memory of their son Ronald Goodrich Brown
Accession Number1977.22
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsScholar's objects
Marks
Marked with artist's signature: Zhang Xihuang; and artist's seal: Zhang Zonglue yin
張希黃; 張宗略印
張希黃; 張宗略印
InscriptionsPoem with reference to the Huanghelou of Dongting Lake
ProvenanceBy 1935, Sir Percival David, 2d. Bt. (b. 1892 - d. 1964), London [see note 1]; probably by descent to his widow; December 14, 1976, anonymous ("property of a lady") sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 230, sold. 1977, sold by Bluett and Sons, Ltd., London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1977)
NOTES:
[1] Lent to the "International Exhibition of Chinese Art" (Royal Academy, London, 1935-1936), no. 2944 and to "The Arts of the Ming Dynasty" (Detroit Institute of Arts, 1957), no. 382.
NOTES:
[1] Lent to the "International Exhibition of Chinese Art" (Royal Academy, London, 1935-1936), no. 2944 and to "The Arts of the Ming Dynasty" (Detroit Institute of Arts, 1957), no. 382.