The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 28, 2023

Shrimps

蝦

first half of the 1900s

Qi Baishi 齊白石

(Chinese, 1864–1957)

China

Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Painting: 67.6 x 34.7 cm (26 5/8 x 13 11/16 in.); Overall: 209.5 x 55.5 cm (82 1/2 x 21 7/8 in.)

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1954.781

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Qi is famed for the whimsical, often playful style of his watercolor works.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Inscription and one seal of the artist.

Inscription

白石畫于京華銕屋

Provenance
?-1954
Dr. Sherman E. Lee [1918-2008] and Mrs. Ruth Ward Lee [1917-2011], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1954-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.781