Excerpts from the “Record of Repairing the Fragrant Hill Temple” in standard script

Maker(s)
Calligrapher: Wang Zupei (jinshi 1840)
Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, mid- to late 19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on bark paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 80.2 x 16.5 cm (31 9/16 x 6 1/2 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Freer Gallery of Art
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1998.139
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Calligraphy
Type

Hanging scroll (one of a set of four)

Keywords
China, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection, standard script
Provenance

To 1998
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York, NY. [1]

From 1998
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, New York, NY. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Robert Hatfield Ellsworth 1929-2014

Published References
  • Robert Hatfield Ellsworth. Later Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: 1800-1950., 1st ed. New York. vols. 1, 3.
  • Thomas Lawton, Joseph Chang, Stephen Allee. Brushing the Past: Later Chinese Calligraphy from the Gift of Robert Haftield Ellsworth. Exh. cat. Washington. .
  • Thomas Lawton, Thomas W. Lentz. Beyond the Legacy: Anniversary Acquisitions for the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. vol. 1 Washington, 1998. pp. 256-261.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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