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Tree Peony, from the album Flowers, Rocks, Bamboo, and Landscapes
Tree Peony, from the album Flowers, Rocks, Bamboo, and Landscapes

Tree Peony, from the album Flowers, Rocks, Bamboo, and Landscapes

Artist/Maker (Chinese, 1683–1749)
Date1733
MediumAlbum leaf, ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 10 × 12 3/4 in. (25.4 × 32.4 cm)
Mount: 11 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (28.6 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol S. Brooks in honor of her father, George J. Schlenker, and R. T. Miller Jr. Fund
PortfolioFlowers, Rocks, Bamboo and Landscapes
Object number1997.29.1I
Status
Not on view
More Information
INSCRIPTION: TREE PEONY
天香浸玉
印：「南村」
Jade-like purity, soaked in heavenly fragrance.
 Seal: South Village
ProvenanceJim Freeman, Japan, 1971; acquired by Dr. George J. Schlenker, Piedmont, CA¹ ²; by descent Carol S. Brooks, Alameda, CA ³; by partial gift and purchase 1997 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH Notes: [1] Selected and purchased by James Cahill, Professor of Art History, University of California, Berkeley, on behalf of his step-father George J. Schlenker. [2] Stored at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, where it was exhibited and used as a teaching aid by Professor James Cahill. [3] Daughter of George J. Schlenker Exhibition History
A Century of Asian Art at Oberlin: Chinese Paintings
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (June 6, 2017 - December 10, 2017 )
Collections
  • Asian
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