Ting t’ ieh

Album of 19 double-leaves; ink on paper, and rubbings on paper.
Cover: brocade on wood cover; and a blue silk bag.

The album is comprised of a label, a frontispiece, five separate “t’ ieh”, each followed by a colophon, and colophons at the end .

Colophons by Weng Fang-kang, 1733-1818 and Wu Jung-kuang, 1733-1843.

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Maker(s)
Calligrapher: Weng Fanggang (1733-1818) Wu Rongguang 吳榮光 (1773-1843)
Medium
Ink on paper and rubbings on paper; brocade on wood cover and a blue silk bag
Dimensions
H x W: 134.6 x 31.8 cm (53 x 12 1/2 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-MS-34a-t
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Calligraphy
Type

Album

Keywords
China
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

Description

Album of 19 double-leaves; ink on paper, and rubbings on paper.
Cover: brocade on wood cover; and a blue silk bag.

The album is comprised of a label, a frontispiece, five separate "t' ieh", each followed by a colophon, and colophons at the end .

Colophons by Weng Fang-kang, 1733-1818 and Wu Jung-kuang, 1733-1843.

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