Color pigment on silk; mounted as a hanging scroll
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162.5 x 95 cm (64 x 37 3/8 in.)
Object details
Accession number
P29n1
Primary Creator
Chinese
Full title
Pheasants
Creation Date
mid 15th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1896.
Dimensions
162.5 x 95 cm (64 x 37 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Color pigment on silk; mounted as a hanging scroll
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Third Floor Passage
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 261. (as Chinese, 15th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 26-27, no. 7. (as Chinese, Ming dynasty, mid 15th century)
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Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
