  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  In this handscroll, the artist masterfully brings to life the sights and sounds of a marsh. Several viewers left inscriptions praising his rendering of details like insects flitting about and grasses swaying in the breeze. Yet, for some, a darker interpretation lurks&acirc;&#128;&#148;suggested by leaves beginning to wilt, a dragonfly eating a smaller fly, and a frog waiting to pounce.
  
  
  Title
  Early Autumn
  
  
  Artwork Date
  late 13th - 14th century
  
  Artist
  Attributed to Qian Xuan
  
  
  
  Life Dates
  1235-1305
  
  
  
  
  Nationality
  
  
  
  Please note:
  Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events.
  Some definitions include:
  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  Chinese
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
  Please note:
  Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group.
  
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 12 1/4 inches &Atilde;&#151; 34 feet 10 1/4 inches (31.1 cm &Atilde;&#151; 10 m 62.4 cm)
  Image (signatures): 10 1/2 &Atilde;&#151; 21 1/2 inches (26.7 &Atilde;&#151; 54.6 cm)
  Image (painting): 10 1/2 &Atilde;&#151; 47 1/2 inches (26.7 &Atilde;&#151; 120.7 cm)
  Image (script): 10 1/2 &Atilde;&#151; 84 1/4 inches (26.7 &Atilde;&#151; 214 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Paintings
  
  
  Department
  Asian Art
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  29.1
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
