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Asian Art
Artist: Zhang Binglin, Chinese, 1868–1936
Calligraphy for the Tomb of General Chen Jiongming
late 19th–early 20th century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
without mounting: 72 × 12 3/16 in. (182.9 × 30.9 cm)
with mounting: 97 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (247.7 × 44.4 cm)
with rollers: 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm)
with mounting: 97 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (247.7 × 44.4 cm)
with rollers: 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm)
The Clyde and Helen Wu Collection of Chinese Painting, gift of Bernadine and Dr. David Wu
2003.143.7
Geography:
China
Culture:
Chinese
Period:
late Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or Republican period (1912–49)
Classification:
Calligraphy
Provenance:
Dr. Clyde and Helen Wu, Grosse Pointe, Mich.; Dr. David and Bernadine Wu, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., to 2003; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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.
