Two swallows among branches
Details
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Title
Two swallows among branches
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Artist/maker
Hu Tanqing (1865 - after 1942) -
Associated place
Shanghai (place of creation) -
Date
June - July 1901 -
Material and technique
ink and colour on paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
page 32.5 x 61.5 cm (height x width)
painting 15.9 x 49.5 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
n/a
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Credit line
Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
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Museum location
refer to main record
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1995.222.i
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Catalogue text
The seven landscapes and five bird-and-flower paintings are mostly typical of conservative, amateur painting from the mid-19th to early 20th century. Fan paintings were often quickly painted to order, and as such seldom represent the artist's most serious work.
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