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Lady Leaning Against a Blossoming Plum Tree
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Philip Hofer in honor of Agnes Mongan
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Blossoming Plum
Blossoming Plum
Because it blooms in February, before donning its leaves, the Chinese flowering plum (Prunus mume) is associated with winter and is regarded as a symbol of strength in the face of ...
Old Weathered Plum Tree with Spring Blossoms, in the Manner of the Chinese Painter Wu Zhen (1280-1354)
Old Weathered Plum Tree with Spring Blossoms, in the Manner of the Chinese Painter Wu Zhen (1280-1354)
This plum-blossom painting is an expressive combination of balanced contrasts: soft, rounded plum blossoms and buds delicately rest on sharp branches that burst in every direction;...
Portrait of Sugawara no Michizane (Kitano Tenjin)
Portrait of Sugawara no Michizane (Kitano Tenjin)
Sugawara Michizane (845-903) was a brilliant Chinese literary scholar and statesman during Japan's Heian period (794-1185) who rose quickly to high courtly rank but was unjustly ex...
Untitled (nine photographs, clockwise from upper left, Earl of Tyrone; Sir ? and Lady Mackenzie; Captain Coventry; Countess of Scarbrough; Earl of Listowel; Miss Vivian an Lady A. Duff (with two unidentified men); Mr. Oswald; Lady Abercromby; center, phot
Untitled (nine photographs, clockwise from upper left, Earl of Tyrone; Sir ? and Lady Mackenzie; Captain Coventry; Countess of Scarbrough; Earl of Listowel; Miss Vivian an Lady A. Duff (with two unidentified men); Mr. Oswald; Lady Abercromby; center, phot
Sitter's information:
Earl of Tyrone (1844-1895)
Sir ? and Lady Mackenzie
Captain Coventry. Possibly a member of the family of the Earls of Coventry whose family name is ...
Untitled (four photographs, clockwise from upper left, Viscountess Holmesdale; Viscount Holmesdale; Lady Louisa Cornwallis; Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis)
Untitled (four photographs, clockwise from upper left, Viscountess Holmesdale; Viscount Holmesdale; Lady Louisa Cornwallis; Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis)
Sitter information:
Viscountess Holmesdale, born Lady Julia Mann (2 July 1844-1 September 1883), name changed to Cornwallis 22 October 1844. Only surviving child of the 5th and...
Blossoming Plum Branch
Blossoming Plum Branch
Executed in plain black ink on paper, this monochromatic painting in vertical hanging scroll format depicts a delicate branch of blossoming plum. Dotted with clusters of flowers an...
Untitled (eight photos, clockwise from upper left, Lady Alice Henniker; William Dyke, Esq; Hon. J. Henniker; Lady Audrey Townshend (w/bird); Lady Edith Ferguson (w/child); Hon. Emilie White; Augustus Lumley, Esq; center, Hon Harry Bourke & Montague Guest)
Untitled (eight photos, clockwise from upper left, Lady Alice Henniker; William Dyke, Esq; Hon. J. Henniker; Lady Audrey Townshend (w/bird); Lady Edith Ferguson (w/child); Hon. Emilie White; Augustus Lumley, Esq; center, Hon Harry Bourke & Montague Guest)
Sitter information:
Lady Alice Henniker. Alice Mary (d. 19 November 1893) only daughter of the 3rd Earl of Dessart. Married John Major Henniker, 14 January 1864, who succeeded ...
Untitled (six photographs, center trimmed to oval, clockwise from upper left, Johan Prince of Glucksburg; Alexandra, Princess of Wales; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; three unidentified children; verso: nine photographs, clockwise from upper left, Colone
Untitled (six photographs, center trimmed to oval, clockwise from upper left, Johan Prince of Glucksburg; Alexandra, Princess of Wales; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; three unidentified children; verso: nine photographs, clockwise from upper left, Colone
Sitter information:
Recto:
Johann Prince of Glucksburg, 1863. HRH Prince Johann (Hans) (5 December 1825-27 May 1911). Sixth son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holste...