Accession Number
1949/1.202

Title
Duck

Artist(s)
Qi Baishi

Object Creation Date
circa 1930

Medium & Support
ink on rice paper

Dimensions
15 ⅛ in x 19 ½ in (38.42 cm x 49.53 cm);15 ⅛ in x 19 ½ in (38.42 cm x 49.53 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Katsuizumi Sotokichi

Label copy
Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930
May 18, 2013 – September 1, 2013
Qi Baishi
China, 1864–1957
Duck
circa 1930
Album leaf, ink on paper
Gift of Katsuizumi Sotokichi, University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1949/1.202
signed:
Host of the Eight-inkstone Mansion [Qi Baishi’s pen name]

Subject matter
Duck and plants

Physical Description
Blank background. On the right half of the painting, there is a duck and a few plant leaves. The artist signed his pen name, "Host of the Eight-inkstone Mansion," with seal on the right edge of the painting.

Primary Object Classification
Unbound Work

Primary Object Type
leaf

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
calligraphy (process)
ducks (birds)