Painting
Object Title:
Before the Waterfall
Object Number:
C94
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Chinese
Provenience:
China
Maker:
Wang E
Period:
Ming Dynasty
Date Made:
c. 1462 - after 1541 based on style
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Silk
Pigment
Technique:
Painted
Iconography:
People
Musical Instruments
Waterfall
Description:
Before the Waterfall by Wang E, 王諤 (c. 1462 - after 1541). Color painting on silk. Wang E was an Imperial artist of the Ming Dynasty and a faithful follower of the great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. His paintings were considered by the Emperor to be closely alike to those of Ma Yuan (馬遠). This picture shows two persons sitting under a pine shade with some musical instruments contained in a bag. They are watching the waterfall coming down from the cliff above. On the edge at the right appears the signature, Wang E, followed by the artist's seal, Wang Shih Tingzhi. A large owner's seal is in the lower right corner.
Height:
166.69cm
Width:
107.63cm
Credit Line:
Purchased from C. T. Loo
Other Number:
Bibliography:
[Article] Cahill, James. 2001. "Five Rediscovered Ming and Qing Paintings in the University of Pennsylvania". Orientations. 32 (2): 62-68. : Page/Fig./Plate: 62-68
[Catalogue] Fernald, Helen E. 1922. Handbook of Chinese Paintings in the Collection of the Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 3, pg. 43
[Catalogue] The University Museum. 1917. Section of Oriental Art. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 188, number 34
[Book] P'ang, Lai Ch'en. 1915. Biographies of Famous Chinese Paintings: From the Private Collections of Mr. L. C. Pang, Chekiang, China, 1915. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 111
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