Seal carved by Fang Dazhi for Wang Yachen

Object Details

• Artist

  Signed: Fang Dazhi (active 20th century)

• Provenance

  Wang Yachen (1894-1983), United States and Shanghai, China [1]

  To 2000

  Benjamin Chou, Potomac, MD, by inheritance from Wang Yachen, to 2000 [2]

  From 2000

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Benjamin Chou in 2000

  Notes:

  [1] "Mr. Benjamin Chou is the only son of Wang Yachen's goddaughter and [the object was] passed on to him as part of his inheritance" (according to Provenance Remark 1, Joseph Chang, December 8, 2000, in the object record).

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Wang Yachen (1894-1983)

  Benjamin Chou

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Benjamin Chou in memory of Wang Yachen

• Type

  Tool and Equipment

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1900s, 1980s

• Name

  Wang, Yachen, Chou, Benjamin

• Place

  China

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Tools and equipment