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Harp player in a pavilion

Harp player in a pavilion

(Chinese, about 1494–about 1552)
(Chinese, 1555–1636)
(Chinese, 1592–1680)
(Chinese, 1489–1573)
(Chinese, 1483–1544)
early 16th century
Medium/TechniqueInk and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 91 x 30.1 cm (35 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Overall: 264.5 x 71.5 cm (104 1/8 x 28 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.887
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Provenance1542, seen by Chen Daofu (b. 1483 - d. 1544) on the wall of a friend's house. Wang Shimin (b. 1592 - d. 1680). 18th century, Bi Long (active 1736 - 1796). May, 1912, sold by Wanyan Jingxian (d. by 1928), Beijing, to Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1850 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: September 5, 1912)