| Object Title | 夏禹治水圖: Yu Subduing the Deluge |
| Object Number | C154 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Creator | Ma Wen-pi |
| Period | Ming Dynasty |
| Date Made | Early Ming Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Iconography | Yu Subduing the Deluge |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language | Chinese Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | Large format painting by an unknown artist of Early Ming Dynasty. Calligraphy by Ma Wan 马琬 (1271-1368 CE) also known as Ma Wenbi 馬文璧. Four seals (two at the bottom and two at the top). Title reads: 夏禹治水圖: "Yu of the Xia subduing the deluge". The inscription at the top is on a seperate piece of silk from the painting which dates to 1357 CE. There is an inscription at the bottom on a rock that reads: 中和二年八月支仲元筆 (2nd year of Zhonghe reign period, eighth moon. The brush of Zhi Zhongyuan). The seal that is under the inscription is illegibile. |
| Height | 325.12 cm |
| Width | 175.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Grace Nicholson, 1916 |
| Other Number | Getz 50 - Other Number |
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