Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Children Playing Blindman's Buff in a Garden
| Title | Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Children Playing Blindman's Buff in a Garden |
|---|---|
| Artist | Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765) |
| Date | 1745 18th century |
| Medium | Album leaf; ink and light color on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) China |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Children Playing Blindman's Buff in a Garden, 1745. Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 15.4 x 18.5 x 3.1 cm (6 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.); each painting: 11.2 x 13.1 cm (4 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1982.68.9 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Children Playing Blindman's Buff in a Garden” is a work by Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765), dated 1745. It is executed in album leaf; ink and light color on paper and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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