Calligraphy in Running script (Xing shu) Artist: Chen Bi (Chinese, active late 14th century)

1378

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Dimensions

without mounting: 27 15/16 × 15 3/4 in. (71 × 40 cm)
with mounting: 88 3/8 × 19 5/16 in. (224.5 × 49 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of H. Christopher Luce, B.A. 1972

Accession Number

1986.136.2

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Classification

Calligraphy

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Provenance
Sotheby's NY, Thursday, Dec 5, 1985; sale #5406 "Shuhua" Lot #80
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

calligraphy, hanging scrolls

Inscriptions

"two seals of the artist, Chen Wendong Yin and Fang Liu Shi" four seals of the collector Tan Jing

Signed

"signed Chen Wendong, dated wu wu, 1378"

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