Calligraphy after Three Texts by Yan Zhenqing

Calligrapher Wang Shu Chinese

Calligrapher Yan Zhenqing Chinese

dated 1729

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Title: Calligraphy after Three Texts by Yan Zhenqing
Calligrapher: Wang Shu (Chinese, 1688–1743)
Calligrapher: Yan Zhenqing (Chinese, 709–785)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: dated 1729
Culture: China
Medium: Handscroll in six sections; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 7/8 x 282 5/8 in. (35.2 x 717.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 14 1/2 x 457 1/8 in. (36.8 x 1161.1 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1986
Object Number: 1986.22
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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