Rubbing of the Holy Mother Manuscript in cursive script, with transcription and colophon in running-standard script 宋搨懷素草書《聖母帖》和八大山人行楷書釋文并跋 (卷)
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Period
original text: 793; inscribed on stele: 1088; colophon: 1698 -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W (rubbing): 29.4 x 250.8 cm (11 9/16 x 98 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1998.41 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1998.41
Object Details
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Artist
Bada Shanren 八大山人 (朱耷) (1626-1705) -
Calligrapher
Huaisu 懷素 (725-ca. 799) -
Colophon
Colophon by Yang Chunhua -
Provenance
To 1997Wang Fangyu (1913-1997) and Sum Wai (1918-1996), to 1997 [1]To 1998Shao F. Wang, New York and Short Hills, NJ, by descent, to 1998 [2]From 1998Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Shao F. Wang in 1998Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Note 3, Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, May 7, 1998, and Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, August 18, 1998, in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Enigmas: The Art of Bada Shanren (1626-1705) (June 20, 2015 to January 3, 2016)Writing, Carving and Rubbing: China’s Calligraphic Arts (April 4 to October 25, 2009)In Pursuit of Heavenly Harmony: Paintings and Calligraphy by Bada Shanren (1626-1705) from the Bequest of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai (April 26 to October 13, 2003)A Brief History of Chinese Writing (April 26, 2000 to February 9, 2002) -
Previous custodian or owner
Wang Fangyu (1913-1997)Sum Wai (1918-1996)Shao F. Wang -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Bequest from the collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai, donated in their memory by Mr. Shao F. Wang -
Type
Rubbing -
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