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Waves

PaintingsChinese20th century

Waves

1967

Artists

Hung Hsien (Margaret Chang, Hong Xian) 洪嫻Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Horizontal wall scroll; ink and color on fibrous paper; with artist's signature and seal

Culture

Chinese

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: 57.7 x 89.5 cm (22 11/16 x 35 1/4 in.) mounting: 69.7 x 112.7 cm (27 7/16 x 44 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Jeannette S. Elliott, Jacksonville, Illinois (by 1978). Chu-tsing Li, Lawrence, Kansas (by 2007-2012), gift; to his son B U.K. Li, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2012-2018), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018. Footnotes: 1. Dr. Chu-tsing Li (1920-2014) 2. On loan to Harvard Art Museums from 2008 to acquisition

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