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1298. (Wong 49) One Ki-asu, attributed to Chu Ku-yu. Sung. Chinese.
[[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 643

Woven in silk, in colors.
A duck, woven in the softest tones of blue, silvery-gray and lavender, stands in profile upon a gray rock, edged with light and dark blue. Behind the duck two stems of bamboo shoot up, the taller one being dark plum color and the other a delicate silver-green shades with pale lavender. Three low plants of small pink primrose grow out from crevices in the rock.
Vertical inscription of eight black characters, woven at lower left edge. Large red seal woven at center top; parts of the brown seals at upper left, two small red seals at center of left edge, and the larger seals in lower right corner.
Areas of discoloration are seen throughout, but especially at top.
Label on mount at upper left attributes this ko-asu to Chu Ku-yu.
Received as a kakemono and still in that form.
Height, 21"; width, 19 3/4".

Purchased from K. T. Wong of Shanghai, at New York, Special Voucher #31 January, 1918, 350.00


1299. (Wong 55) One painting, attributed to Huan Yung. The Five Dynasties. Chinese.
[[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 644

Painted on silk, in ink and tints.
Winter landscape. In the foreground a stream and bridge, and upon the latter a red-cloaked traveler on horseback, followed by his servant on foot, carrying a large black umbrella. At the right, a figure stands in an open doorway at the entrance to an estate which is enclosed within a high fence. Many large black-stemmed trees on both sides of foreground and delicate snow-laden bamboo in center, near end of building. In the distance, high rocky cliffs and mountains, represented elementally and forcefully-vertical and horizontal strokes being employed to depict the deep crevices and flat outer surfaces. Shrubs and trees grow at the edge of many of the high ledges. Silk much broken and patched. lines of
Six vertical inscription, with signature and two seals, at upper right. Two seals in lower right corner. Without signature.
Label on mount at upper left attributes this painting to Kuan Tung.
Received as a kakemono and still in that form.
Height, 59"; width, 30 1/2".

Purchase form K. T. Wong of Shanghai, at New York,
Special Voucher 21 January, 1918, 900.00

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