Calligraphy

Object Details

• Artist

  Ranwan Shibun (China, active Japan)

• Description

  Hanging scroll, paulownia inner box with lid, cardboard outer box end with flaps and toggle closure - worn.

• Signatures

  Signature: Ranwan Shibun (蘭畹子文)

  Signature: Ranwan Shibun (蘭畹子文)

• Marks

  Right upper seal: unidentified

  Right bottom seal: (所幸画印)

  Left upper seal: Chiba Iku in (千葉郁印)

  Left middle seal: Azana Shibun (字子文)

  Left middle seal: Azana Shibun (字子文)

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Toshio and Yuka Fujikura in memory of Tome Fujikura

• Type

  Calligraphy

• Restrictions and Rights

  Usage Conditions Apply

  There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.

  The information presented on this website may be revised and updated at any time as ongoing research progresses or as otherwise warranted. Pending any such revisions and updates, information on this site may be incomplete or inaccurate or may contain typographical errors. Neither the Smithsonian nor its regents, officers, employees, or agents make any representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the information on the site. Use this site and the information provided on it subject to your own judgment. The National Museum of Asian Art welcomes information that would augment or clarify the ownership history of objects in their collections.

Keep Exploring

• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Name

  Ranwan, Shibun

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Japanese Art, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)