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Couplet in running script
Object Details
- 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 2 in the object record.
- [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Freer Gallery of Art
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- early 19th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1998.115.1-2
- Calligrapher
- Guo Shangxian (1785-1832)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Calligraphy
- Medium
- Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on gold-printed waxed paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (.1): 196.9 x 45.9 cm (77 1/2 x 18 1/16 in)
- Origin
- China
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- Topic
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- running script
- China
- couplet
- Chinese Art
- Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1998.115.1-2
- Usage
- Not determined
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