(1) Lost one's way (Mitu)
(2) Returning home (Guitu)
2005
Medium
ink on paper
Measurements
(1-2) 70.7 × 140.8 cm (image and sheet) (each)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Asian Art, 2008
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
China
Inscription
(1) stamped in red u.r.: (Buddha in meditation)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) u.r.: Mitu Yigou nian Xiari hua
stamped in red (in Chinese characters) l.r.: Shen shi
(2) stamped in red u.r.: (Buddha in meditation)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) u.r.: Guitu Yiyun nian xiari Yihe hua
stamped in red (in Chinese characters) l.r.: Shen shi
Accession Number
2008.123.1-2
Department
Asian Art
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