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Title: Bamboo and Orchids [Lan-chu t'u chou]
Artist: Zheng Xie (Chêng Hsieh)
Physical Description: A white hanging scroll with black ink. The plant that is the focal point of the painting takes up the middle, while an inscription runs along the right side. Stamps are seen on the bottom of both the right and left side of the painting.
Artist Life Dates: 1693-1765
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1740-1766
Accession Number: 1970/2.7
Medium and Support: ink on paper
relevance: rank 11.29938
Creation Place 4: Yangzhou

Title: A Han Dynasty Envoy Navigating on a Tree-Raft
Artist: Yu Zhiding (Yü Chih-ting)
Physical Description: This is a dense but muted landscape painting. The lines are very well defined. The colors consit of muted greens and browns, with a bid of red in some places. There is a river flowing through the center of the painting, running down the landscape and toward the viewer. There is a figure sitting on a gnarled tree-raft towards the bottom left of the painting, with another figure looking upon the scene from the opposite bank of the river. There are ornate buildings present toward the top of the panting. The viewer can see a lone figure in an interior covered by stylized clouds.
Artist Life Dates: 1647 - circa 1705
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 1696
Accession Number: 1985/2.30
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk
relevance: rank 11.29938
Creation Place 4: Yangzhou

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