Calligraphy Couplet in Jiaguwen Artist: Deng Sanmu (Chinese, 1898–1963)

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first half of 20th century

Asian Art

Not on view

Medium

Pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper

Dimensions

without mounting: 53 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (135.6 × 16.2 cm)
with mounting: 69 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (176.1 × 23.3 cm)
with rollers: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2018.78.6a-b

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Republican period (1912–49)

Classification

Calligraphy

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong sale HK0634/1320; purchased in 2016 by H. Christopher Luce, New York; gifted in 2017 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).

Object copyright
Not Assigned
Additional information

Object/Work type

calligraphy, hanging scrolls

Subject

poems poetry

Signed

signed SANMU, with a dedication, and two seals of the artist

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