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A Couplet Written in the Calligraphic Style of Stone Inscription

A Couplet Written in the Calligraphic Style of Stone Inscription

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Wu Jingheng

Artist
Wu Jingheng
(Chinese, 1865 - 1953)
Title
A Couplet Written in the Calligraphic Style of Stone Inscription
Date
1946
Medium
Ink on paper mounted as hanging scroll
Dimensions
31 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. Image
Credit
Gift of Vivian T. Chen in honor of her parents and grandparents
Accession No.
2005.64.60
Classification
Paintings
Geography
China

Related

Ca. 1926, acquired as a wedding gift by Zhao Xiao He and Tchen Hoshien (China); by 1980, passed through inheritance to Dr. Simon Chen (Madison, WI); ca 2005, gifted to Vivian T. Chen [daughter] (Arlington, VA) ; December 2005, gifted to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Hall of Self-Reliance: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Chen Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 7/7/2007–8/26/2007

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