Four poems in running script

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Maker(s)
Artist: Wu Kuan (1436-1504)
Calligrapher: Frontispiece by Zha Shibiao (1615-1698)
Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, late 15th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 30 x 1248 cm (11 13/16 x 491 5/16 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase — Regents' Collections Acquisition Program
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1980.11
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Calligraphy
Type

Handscroll

Keywords
China, crow, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), running script
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Nakata Yujiro, Fu Shen. O-bei shuzo Chugoku hosho meiseki shu [Masterpieces of Chinese Calligraphy in American and European Collections]. 6 vols., Tokyo, 1981-1983. vol. 5: pls. 23-26.
  • Kathleen Yang. Through a Chinese Connoisseur's Eye: Private Notes of C.C. Wang. Beijing. p.340, fig.128.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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