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Confucius' encounter with the hermit Rong Qiqi


孔子見榮啓期圖團扇 (舊傳 馬遠)
Formerly attributed to: Ma Yuan (Chinese, 1190–1235)
Chinese
Southern Song dynasty
second half of the 12th century

Medium/Technique Ink and color on silk
Dimensions 24.8 x 25.3 cm (9 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number14.63
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings

Provenance1913, with a Mr. Re, China; October 5, 1913, sold by Mr. Re to Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) [see note 1] and taken to Japan; December, 1913, shipped to Boston and purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1914)

NOTES:
[1] The MFA's purchasing agent in China.