PaintingsChinese19th-20th century

England and China, Illustrated by An Tu De

19th to early 20th century

Artists

Philip Anstruther (a.k.a. An Tu De)Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Album with wooden covers; ink and color on paper

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

26 x 16 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA, purchased from the estate of Rhode Island Senator Theodore Francis Green, July 1968; bequest to Harvard Art Museums

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