Artist:

Wang Yachen (1894-1983)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 25.3 x 15.5 cm (9 15/16 x 6 1/8 in)

Type:

Calligraphy

Origin:

China

Date:

1970

Period:

Modern period

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

Exhibition History:

The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

Previous custodian or owner:

Benjamin Chou

Topic:

Modern period (1912 - present)  Search this

cursive script  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Benjamin Chou in memory of Wang Yachen

Accession Number:

S2000.91

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

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/ye32ee02a43-1a13-4441-a67e-07355e5bdc30

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2000.91