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Artist:
Bao Shichen (1775-1855)  Search this
Medium:
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image, each): 130.9 x 30.6 cm (51 9/16 x 12 1/16 in)
Type:
Calligraphy
Origin:
China
Date:
early to mid-19th 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
Previous custodian or owner:
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)
Topic:
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
cursive 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:
F1997.53.1-2
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/ye36373c80a-2c33-4eaa-b9b3-cf1d63d3d86b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1997.53.1-2