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詩經書畫卷 (小雅六篇) (傳 馬和之畫； 宋高宗書; 乾隆帝题; 乾隆帝印；乾隆帝, 文徵明跋)
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Illustrations to six texts from the Xiaoya section of the Book of Songs
詩經書畫卷 (小雅六篇) (傳 馬和之畫； 宋高宗書; 乾隆帝题; 乾隆帝印；乾隆帝, 文徵明跋)
Attributed to: Ma Hezhi (Chinese, 1130 – 1170)
Attributed to: Emperor Gaozong (Chinese, ruled 1127–1162)
Frontispiece by: Emperor Qianlong (Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Seal of: Emperor Qianlong (Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Colophon by: Emperor Qianlong (Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Colophon by: Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)
Attributed to: Emperor Gaozong (Chinese, ruled 1127–1162)
Frontispiece by: Emperor Qianlong (Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Seal of: Emperor Qianlong (Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Colophon by: Emperor Qianlong (Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Colophon by: Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)
Chinese
Southern Song dynasty
datable to the 1160s
Medium/Technique
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 27.3 × 383.8 cm (10 3/4 × 151 1/8 in.)
Overall: 28.7 × 610.2 cm (11 5/16 × 240 1/4 in.)
Overall: 28.7 × 610.2 cm (11 5/16 × 240 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Marshall H. Gould Fund
Accession Number51.698
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceLiang Qingbiao (b. 1620 - d. 1691). 1770, Emperor Qianlong (b. 1711 - d. 1799), Qing Dynasty; his son, Emperor Jiaqing (b. 1760 - d. 1820), Qing Dynasty; to Emperor Xuantong, Pu Yi (b. 1906 - d. 1967); taken by Pu Yi to Changchun, Manchukuo and after 1945, dispersed in China [see note 1]. Private collection, Japan. 1951, C. C. Wang (b. 1907 - d. 2003), New York; sold by Wang to the MFA for $12,000. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)
NOTES:
[1] This is one in a group of scrolls, known as the Mao Shih scrolls, which are now in collections throughout the world. On their provenance, see Xu Bangda, "The Mao Shih Scrolls: Authenticity and Other Issues," in Words and Images: Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting, ed. Alfreda Murck and Wen C. Fong (New York, 1991), 267-268.
NOTES:
[1] This is one in a group of scrolls, known as the Mao Shih scrolls, which are now in collections throughout the world. On their provenance, see Xu Bangda, "The Mao Shih Scrolls: Authenticity and Other Issues," in Words and Images: Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting, ed. Alfreda Murck and Wen C. Fong (New York, 1991), 267-268.