Seeking a Line of Poetry by a Spring Stream 春溪覓句圖

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Object Details

Artist

Shen Zhou, attributed to 沈周 (1427-1509)

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Painting with Words: Gentlemen Artists of the Ming Dynasty (April 16 to July 24, 2016)

Seasons: Chinese Landscapes (December 18, 2010 to June 12, 2011)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

ca. 1500

Period

Ming dynasty

Accession Number

F1989.3

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on satin

Dimensions

H x W: 162 x 54.5 cm (63 3/4 x 21 7/16 in)

Origin

China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

pine tree

spring

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

bamboo

river

man

poetry