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Fascination of Nature
Artist: Xie Chufang (active late 13th - early 14th century)
Location: British Museum
Date: 1321
Materials: ink & colour on silk
Dimensions: 28.1 x 661cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £198,000 (Total: £380,000)
Vendor: The Philip & Marjorie Robinson's Charitable Trust
Review number: 4548 (1998)
Provenance:
Presumed that remained in China until 17th/early 18th century; William Bulter until 1822; Sir Thomas Phillipps; acquired by Lionel and Philip Robinson in 1946
Description:
Handscroll painting depicting insects and plant life with calligraphic frontispiece.
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