Poem by Gong Zizhen (1792-1841) in running script
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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
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Artist
Feng Zikai (1898-1975) -
Provenance
To 1998Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (born 1929), New York City, to 1998From 1998Freer 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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