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GAO

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Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress in an independent and nonpartisan capacity. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. at the US General Accounting Office Building in Judiciary Square, and has a headquarters office annex at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (15)

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"Spirited Old Man" (Zhuangmu Weng)

1982 · Furong ("hibiscus") soapstone

Overall: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Junks

1945 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper

29 x 35 1/8 in. (73.7 x 89.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Orchids, Spider, and Rock

1934 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

51 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (131.4 x 41.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ancient Warrior

1931 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper

38 1/2 x 19 in. (97.8 x 48.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plum Blossoms and Peonies

1741 · handscroll, ink on paper

Image: 26 x 96.2 cm (10 1/4 x 37 7/8 in.); Overall: 28.9 x 534.7 cm (11 3/8 x 210 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Album met landschappen

1700 · paper, dye, ink

depth: 3.5 cm, height: 32 cm, width: 36.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Schildering

1700 · paper, ink, dye

height: 27.2 cm, width: 33.2 cm

Rijksmuseum

Landscape, album page

1700 · ink, paper, dye

height: 27.2 cm, width: 33.2 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ink Prunus

1700 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Image: 34 1/2 x 15 5/16 in. (87.6 x 38.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 80 7/8 x 20 3/4 in. (205.4 x 52.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 7/8 x 23 3/8 in. (205.4 x 59.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Discourse on Poetry

1698 · Handscroll; ink on paper

Image: 13 11/16 x 35 7/16 in. (34.8 x 90 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscapes in the styles of old masters

1667 · Album of ten leaves; ink and color on silk

Each leaf: 8 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (20.5 x 21.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape

1626 · folding fan, ink and color on gold paper

Open and extended: 17.5 x 54 cm (6 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Strange Rocks

1600 · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

132 × 55.8 cm (52 × 22 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Scholar in Landscape

1280 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

56.6 × 29.9 cm (22 1/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Birds in a Grove in a Mountainous Winter Landscape

1100 · hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

Overall: 174.9 x 90.2 cm (68 7/8 x 35 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

15 published of 15 catalogued · 11 with image

The Met
7 published3 img
Rijksmuseum
3 published3 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published3 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Album met landschappen
1700 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Schildering
1700 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Plum Blossoms and Peonies
1741 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Birds in a Grove in a Mountainous Winter Landscape
1100 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Landscape
1626 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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