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Calligrapher: Wu Dacheng, Chinese, 1835–1902

Calligraphy in small seal script

19th century

ink on paper, album of 23 leaves, wooden covers

11 3/4 × 7 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (29.8 × 18.1 × 3.8 cm)
open page: 11 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (29.8 × 36.8 cm)
Collection of H. Christopher Luce, B.A. 1972
2018.78.19
Geography: 
China
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Chinese
Period: 
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Classification: 
Calligraphy
Provenance: 

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).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.