清 鄭燮 遠山煙竹圖 軸, Misty Bamboo on a Distant Mountain, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1753, China, Set of four hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Overall with mounting (each): 107 1/4 × 27 in. (272.4 × 68.6 cm), Paintings, Zheng Xie (Chinese, 1693–1765), Zheng Xie passed the civil-service examination in 1736 and was appointed as magistrate in north China. Sympathetic with the plight of the people then in the throes of starvation, Zheng enforced extreme measures to improve their situation that met with resistance from the wealthier citizens in the area
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清, 鄭燮, 遠山煙竹圬軸, Misty Bamboo, Distant Mountain, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, dated 1753, China, Set, four hanging scrolls, ink, paper, Overall, mounting, 107 1/4, 27, 272.4, 68.6 cm, Paintings, Zheng Xie, Chinese, 1693–1765, passed, civil-service examination, 1736, appointed, magistrate, north China, Sympathetic, plight, people, throes, starvation enforced, extreme, measures, improve, situation, met, resistance, wealthier citizens, area
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