Couplet in seal script

Maker(s)
Artist: He Shaoji (1799-1873)
Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, mid- to late 19th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 24.9 x 14.3 cm (9 13/16 x 5 5/8 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-MS-33a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Calligraphy
Type

Hanging scrolls (pair)

Keywords
China, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance

To 1987
Ms. Ch’iung-fang Lin, Rochester, New York. [1]

From 1987
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ms. Ch’iung-fang Lin, Rochester, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] See invoice dated May 28, 1987, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Ch'iung-fang Lin

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