Melting the Gold and Predicting the Future, by Yu Guiyan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1901
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Melting the Gold and Predicting the Future

Yu Guiyan (Chinese, 1859-1930?)

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1901

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
102.9 × 39.4 cm (40 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)
Culture
China
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia
Credit line
Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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