Couplet on a Peaceful Mind
Couplet on a Peaceful Mind

© Zhang Yuanji

Couplet on a Peaceful Mind
Couplet on a Peaceful Mind

Currently not on view

Princeton Collects

Couplet on a Peaceful Mind,

1948

Zhang Yuanji 張元濟, 1867–1959; born Guangdong province, China; died Shanghai
2022-357 a-b

Information

Title
Couplet on a Peaceful Mind
Dates

1948

Maker
Zhang Yuanji 張元濟
Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Dimensions
each painting: 78.5 × 21.5 cm (30 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.) each mount: 108.2 × 26.9 cm (42 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Benjamin and Sarah Elman
Object Number
2022-357 a-b
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods
Type
hanging scrolls, calligraphy (visual work), paintings

Purchased by Benjamin Elman (b. 1946) from [an antique store] in Tianjin, China, 1982; collection of Benjamin and Sarah Elman, Princeton, New Jersey, 1982–2023; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2023.

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