Artist:

Wang Xun (died 1915)  Search this

Medium:

Fan mounted as album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 19.4 x 54.5 cm (7 5/8 x 21 7/16 in)

Type:

Calligraphy

Origin:

China

Date:

late 19th-early 20th century

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To 1998

Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (born 1929), New York City, to 1998

From 1998

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in 1998 [1]

Notes:

[1] All Chinese calligraphy in the gift were published in Mr. Ellsworth's Later Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: 1800-1950, vol. 3 (New York: Random House, 1986) (according to Curatorial Note 3, Joseph Chang, 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

fan  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:

F1998.173

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ab0fc920-c176-4bfb-ba4e-78501ffa6f99

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1998.173