Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor

Currently not on view

Poem on the Heavenly Emperor,

undated; ca. 1670s

Fu Shan 傅山, 1607–1684/85
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
1998-99

Information

Title
Poem on the Heavenly Emperor
Dates

undated; ca. 1670s

Maker
Fu Shan 傅山
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk (satin)
Dimensions
Calligraphy: 284.5 x 47.1 cm. (112 x 18 9/16 in.) Mount: 378 x 69.3 cm. (148 13/16 x 27 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-99
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed: Shan shu
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
calligraphy (visual work), calligraphy (writing), scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, silk (textile), satin
Subject
emperors, poems

–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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