Four poems in running script

Object Details

• Artist

  Wu Kuan (1436-1504)

• Calligrapher

  Frontispiece by Zha Shibiao (1615-1698)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Painting with Words: Gentlemen Artists of the Ming Dynasty (April 16 to July 24, 2016)

  From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)

  Ming Dynasty Calligraphy and Painting (February 8, 1985 to August 26, 1985)

  Chinese Calligraphy (May 9, 1980 to November 14, 1980)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Regents' Collections Acquisition Program

• Type

  Calligraphy

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1500s, 1400s

• Name

  Wu, Kuan, Zha, Shibiao

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Crow, Poetry, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Running script

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)