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Peonies and butterfly
Peonies and butterfly

Peonies and butterfly

Qian Xuan 舊傳 錢選 (Chinese, 1239–after 1301)
late 13th century
Medium/TechniqueInk and color on silk
DimensionsOverall: 55 x 96.9cm (21 5/8 x 38 1/8in.)
Overall: 170 x 110 cm (66 15/16 x 43 5/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession number06.1899
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ClassificationsPaintings
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ProvenancePurchased in Japan by Okakura Kakuzo, 1906. Assigned. January 1908 to Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz's gift of July 1907.
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