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Title

Returning boat

1851

Artist

Fan Ji

China

  • Details

    Alternative title
    遠浦歸帆
    Place where the work was made
    Jiangsu Province China
    Cultural origin
    China
    Period
    Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
    Date
    1851
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    ink on silk
    Dimensions
    30.0 x 36.5 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated u.r, in Chinese, ink "Yinquan [引泉] spring of Xinhai{1851} [辛亥春]".

    Credit
    Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Shane Simpson 2022
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    142.2022
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Fan Ji

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  • About

    Fan Ji, also known as Yinquan, was from Changshu in today’s Jiangsu province of southern China. His landscapes have been described as painted in a dashing style. Fan Ji was also a connoisseur of ancient calligraphy, painting and antiques, and published on the theory of Chinese painting. He followed the tradition of the painter Wang Yuanqi and imitated Wu Li.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Jiangsu Province