Illustrations to six texts from the Xiaoya section of the Book of Songs
Ma Hezhi
(Chinese, 1130 – 1170)
Emperor Gaozong
(Chinese, ruled 1127–1162)
Emperor Qianlong
(Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Emperor Qianlong
(Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Emperor Qianlong
(Manchu-Chinese, ruled 1736–1795)
Wen Zhengming
(Chinese, 1470–1559)
datable to the 1160s
Medium/TechniqueInk and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 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 LineMarshall H. Gould Fund
Accession number51.698
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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.
Ma Yuanyu