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Catalog Data

Artist:
Wang Wenzhi 王文治 (1730-1802)  Search this
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 178.7 x 44.9 cm (70 3/8 x 17 11/16 in)
Type:
Calligraphy
Origin:
China
Date:
late 18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1997
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (born 1929), New York City, to 1997
From 1997
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in 1997 [1]
Notes:
[1] The total gift from the Ellsworth collection consists of nearly three-hundred objects (F1997.42-.85 and F1998.83-294). All Chinese calligraphy in the proposed gift were published in Mr. Ellsworth's Later Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: 1800-1950, vol. 3 (New York: Random House, 1986) (see Curatorial Note 2, Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, May 19, 1998, in the object record).
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Virtue and Entertainment: Chinese Music in the Visual Arts (October 1, 2005 to May 29, 2006)
Brushing the Past: Later Chinese Calligraphy from the Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (April 30, 2000 to January 2, 2001)
Previous custodian or owner:
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)
Topic:
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
pavilion  Search this
running script  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number:
F1997.43
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b753f432-b5bc-40c2-8517-9aef1aca3721
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1997.43