H x W (image): 108.4 x 25.8 cm (42 11/16 x 10 3/16 in)
Type:
Calligraphy
Origin:
Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
Date:
18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
Estate of Alice Boney. [1]
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased at auction, “Fine Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy,” Christie’s, New York, June 2, 1992, lot no. 139, “Clerical Script Calligraphy”. [2]
Notes:
[1] The scroll was the property of the Estate of Alice Boney (Alice Boney died in 1988), when Freer Gallery of Art purchased it from Christie’s, New York. See Christie’s auction catalog, “Fine Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy,” Christie’s, New York, June 2, 1992, lot no. 139, “Clerical Script Calligraphy”.
[2] See note 1. For further details see object file, Collections Management Office. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
