"Preface to the Performance Appraisal of Wang Zuyi; mid-winter 1523."

Object Details

• Artist

  Yan Song (1480-1565)

• Provenance

  To 1991

  Elna C. Tsao and Jung Ying Tsao, San Francisco, California. [1]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Elna C. Tsao and Jung Ying Tsao, San Francisco, California. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Elna C. and Jung Ying Tsao

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Tsao in Honor of Dr. Shen Fu

• Type

  Calligraphy

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1640s, 1300s

• Name

  Tsao, Elna C. and Jung Ying

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)