Calligraphy Artist: Li Jian (Chinese, 1747–1799)

2nd half of the 18th century

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Fan mounted as an album leaf, ink on gold-flecked paper

Dimensions

without mounting: 5 11/16 × 17 1/8 in. (14.5 × 43.5 cm)
with mounting: 11 1/8 × 20 1/8 in. (28.3 × 51.1 cm)

Credit Line

The Clyde and Helen Wu Collection of Chinese Painting, gift of Bernadine and Dr. David Wu

Accession Number

2003.143.17

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Classification

Calligraphy

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Provenance
Helen T. Wu (1929–2015) and Dr. Clyde Wu (1933–2015), Grosse Pointe, Mich., by 2003; by descent to their son Dr. David Wu, and Bernadine Wu, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., by 2003; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2003
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

calligraphy

Signed

"Er Qiao"

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