Artist
Wang Li (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century)Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century
CultureChinese
Titles
- Two Mynahs
Date1620, Ming Dynasty 1368–1644
PlaceChina
MediumInk, slight color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 87 1/4 × 27 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (221.6 × 70.5 × 3.8 cm)
Image unmounted: 52 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (133.4 × 45.1 cm)
Image unmounted: 52 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (133.4 × 45.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Lenert Kroll
Object number75.343
Not on view
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Ex-collection: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George Lenert Kroll, Houston, Texas, until donated to the museum on September 27, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Oriental Art from Houston Collections," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 18 - June 8, 1975. Exhibition Catalogue # 44
Exhibited: "A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980 - 4 January, 1981. MFA,H Handbook entry # 5
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in ink at upper left corner, recto, in chinese calligraphy:
"Playfully painted in the spring of (cyclical year) ken-shen."
Two collectors' seals stamped at lower left corner, recto. One collector's seal stamped at lower right corner, recto.
"Playfully painted in the spring of (cyclical year) ken-shen."
Two collectors' seals stamped at lower left corner, recto. One collector's seal stamped at lower right corner, recto.
Signed in ink at upper left corner, recto, with two artist's seals following the signature.
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