Poem by Gong Zizhen (1792-1841) in running script

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    mid 20th-late 20th century
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Ink on color-washed paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 46.6 x 27.4 cm (18 3/8 x 10 13/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1998.274
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1998.274

Object Details

  • Artist

    Feng Zikai (1898-1975)
  • Provenance

    To 1998
    Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (born 1929), New York City, to 1998
    From 1998
    Freer Gallery of Art, given by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in 1998 [1]
    Notes:
    [1] All Chinese calligraphy in the gift were published in Mr. Ellsworth's Later Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: 1800-1950, vol. 3 (New York: Random House, 1986) (according to Curatorial Note 4, Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, May 19, 1998, in the object record).
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Freer Gallery of Art
  • Type

    Calligraphy
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