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Chinese Scholars

(Japanese, 1730–1790)
latter half of the 18th century
Medium/TechniqueOne of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color,and gold on silk
Dimensions174.2 x 366.6 cm (68 9/16 x 144 5/16 in.)
Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection
Accession number11.4435
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenancePrior to 1886 purchased by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa; 1886 purchased by Charles Goddard Weld from Ernest Fenollosa; 1911 bequeathed by Charles Goddard Weld to the Museum
Kôka (1844–48) - Kaei (1848–54) eras
Kôka (1844–48) - Kaei (1848–54) eras
latter half of the 18th century
early 19th century
dated 1893–94 (Meiji 26–27)
dated 1893–94 (Meiji 26–27)
late 19th century
late 19th century
Jôkyô (1684 -88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras