Oracle-bone inscriptions

Object Details

• Artist

  Dong Zuobin (1895-1963)

• Provenance

  To 1947

  Dong Zuobin (1895-1963).

  From 1947 to 1982

  Archibald Gibson Wenley

  (1898-1962), gift of the artist, Dong Zuobin (1895-1963). [2]

  From 1982

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Archibald Gibson Wenley, accessioned in 1982. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Given by the artist, Dong Zuobin as a gift to Archibald Gibson Wenley. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [3] See note 2.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dong Zuobin (1895-1963)

  Archibald Gibson Wenley (1898-1962)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of A..G. Wenley

• Type

  Calligraphy

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• Date

  1940s

• Name

  Wenley, Archibald Gibson, Dong, Zuobin

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Modern period (1912 - present)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)