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Flowers of the Four Seasons 四季花卉圖

Chen Jiayan · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1599

Provenance

Ownership history

Ton Ying and Company, New York; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, May 4, 1951.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

Literature

Siren, Osvald. Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles. New York: Ponald Pres, 1956-58. vol. VII, Annotated Lists, p. 161

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