Medium
ink and gouache on paper
Measurements
131.1 × 66.3 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Mering Corporation Pty Ltd through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
© Huang Yongyu
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brush and ink u.r.: 春 潮 帶 雨 晚 / 來 急 / 一 九 八 一 年 / 黄 永 玉
(translation: spring tide bringing the rain came in swift currents in the evening / 1981 / Huang Yongyu)
stamped in red ink u.r.: 天 難 老
(translation: Heaven forever young)
stamped in red ink u.c. r.: 老 子 姓 黃 / 黃 永 玉
(translation: the surname of my father is Huang / Huang Yongyu)
stamped in red ink l.l.: 永 玉 之 鉥 / 萬 荷 堂 主
(translation: the art of Yongyu / owner of the hall of ten thousand lotus)
Accession Number
2013.52
Department
Asian Art
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