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Beautiful lady

Hu Xigui Chinese
1881
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清 胡錫珪 仕女圖 團扇
  • Title: Beautiful lady
  • Artist: Hu Xigui (Chinese, 1839–1883)
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 1881
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
  • Dimensions: Image:(diam.) 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 80 11/16 × 19 1/8 in. (205 × 48.5 cm)
    Overall with knobs: 80 11/16 × 22 7/16 in. (205 × 57 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
  • Object Number: 2024.549.12
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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