Summer and Paulownia Tree (A Page from the Jie Zi Yuan)

Original painted by Shen Zhou Chinese

first edition printed in 1679

Not on view

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Title: Summer and Paulownia Tree (A Page from the Jie Zi Yuan)
Artist: Original painted by Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: first edition printed in 1679
Culture: China
Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (24.4 x 14.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Object Number: CP42
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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