Poem in running-standard script

Maker(s)
Artist: Liang Qingbiao (1620-1691)
Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, ca. 1685
Medium
Ink on satin
Dimensions
H x W (image): 32.2 x 30.7 cm (12 11/16 x 12 1/16 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1986.2a
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Calligraphy
Type

Album leaf

Keywords
China, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), running-standard script
Provenance

To ?
Liu Chengchang (1874-1967). [1]

To 1985
Mr. Ho Liu (b. 1917), Falls Church, Virginia, by gift or inheritance from his father, Liu Chengchang (1874-1967). [2]

From 1985
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mr. Ho Liu, Falls Church, Virginia. [3]

Notes:

[1] Liu Chengchang acquired the object while he was at Macau. See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record for further details.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See document dated December 2, 1985, copy in object file, Collections Management Office. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Liu Chengchang 1874-1967
Mr. Ho Liu born 1917

Label

Liang Qingbiao—a poet, calligrapher, and high government official—was a renowned collector and connoisseur of painting and calligraphy. Blending standard and running script, the slanted structures within individual characters and the "bony" quality of the brushwork are typical of Liang's style. His eight-line poem congratulates an elderly acquaintance for an honorary title bestowed by the emperor.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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