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Scholar by lotus pond under a pine tree
Scholar by lotus pond under a pine tree

Scholar by lotus pond under a pine tree

Liu Songnian (Chinese, about 1175 – after 1195)
First half of the 13th century
Medium/TechniqueInk and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 177.6 x 93.1 cm (69 15/16 x 36 5/8 in.)
Overall: 290.3 x 125.5 cm (114 5/16 x 49 7/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.885
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ClassificationsPaintings
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ProvenanceMay, 1912, purchased in Beijing by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: September 5, 1912)