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What a Glorious Land!
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This handscroll depicts a range of tree-covered mountains shrouded in mist. A title written by the artist precedes the painting; the title is a line from a 1936 poem by Mao Zedong and reads "Jiangshan ruci dou jiao". It can be translated as "What a Glorious Land!", though it is also translated as "This land, so rich in beauty."
Department of Asian Art
Chun-yi Lee Tempe AZ (2005-2006) sold; to Harvard University Art Museums 2006.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase in honor of Professor Chu-tsing Li through the generosity of an anonymous donor and of the Ralph C. Marcove International Understanding Through Arts and Crafts Foundation
Title: What a Glorious Land!
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This handscroll depicts a range of tree-covered mountains shrouded in mist.
A title written by the artist precedes the painting; the title is a line from a 1936 poem by Mao Zedong and reads "Jiangshan ruci dou jiao".
It can be translated as "What a Glorious Land!", though it is also translated as "This land, so rich in beauty.
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