Couplet
Couplet
Couplet
Couplet
Couplet
Couplet
Couplet
Couplet

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Couplet,

ca. 17th–19th century

Wang Xizhi 王羲之, 303–361
Chinese
Eastern Jin dynasty, 317–420 CE
2023-403 a-b

Information

Title
Couplet
Dates

ca. 17th–19th century

Maker
Wang Xizhi 王羲之
Medium
Hanging scrolls: ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
(a) Calligraphy: 109.5 × 25.2 cm (43 1/8 × 9 15/16 in.) mount: 147 × 33.5 cm (57 7/8 × 13 3/16 in.) (b) Calligraphy: 109.4 × 25.2 cm (43 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.) mount: 147.3 × 33.7 cm (58 × 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Benjamin and Sarah Elman
Object Number
2023-403 a-b
Place Made

Asia, China

Type
rubbings

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