Yan Zhenqing's Autobiography
Yan Zhenqing's Autobiography
Yan Zhenqing's Autobiography
Yan Zhenqing's Autobiography

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Yan Zhenqing's Autobiography,

undated

Qian Feng 錢灃, 1740–1795
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1976-55

Information

Title
Yan Zhenqing's Autobiography
Dates

undated

Maker
Qian Feng 錢灃
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Calligraphy: 161 x 84 cm. (63 3/8 x 33 1/16 in.) Mount: 230 x 89 cm. (90 9/16 x 35 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeannette Shambaugh Elliott
Object Number
y1976-55
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
y
Marks/Labels/Seals
Characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
calligraphy (visual work), autobiographies, calligraphy (writing)

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