File:Qian Hui'an - Scene from the Novel "The Red Chamber Dream" - Walters 35101L.jpg
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Qian Hui'an: Scene from the Novel "The Red Chamber Dream"
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| Title |
Scene from the Novel "The Red Chamber Dream" |
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| Description |
English: The artist writes at upper right:
Seeking good omens, four beauties go fishing.
Fish are ready for delicious bait,
As willow branches swing in spring breezes.
The four beauties are joined by a man (standing beside the post, with a blue cap), who suggested that catching fish would be an opportunity to tell fortunes. |
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| Date | between 1860 and 1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ink and color on paper mounted on cloth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 38.9 cm (15.3 in); width: 38.4 cm (15.1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
35.101L |
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| Place of creation | Shanghai, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | [Translation] At upper right: Seeking good omens, four beauties go fishing. / Fish are ready for delicious bait, / As willow branches swing in spring breezes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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