On Viewing Calligraphy by Su Shi
On Viewing Calligraphy by Su Shi

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On Viewing Calligraphy by Su Shi,

undated; after 1303

Zhang Yan 張晏, active early 14th century
Chinese
Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368
1998-75 d

Information

Title
On Viewing Calligraphy by Su Shi
Dates

undated; after 1303

Maker
Zhang Yan 張晏
Medium
Album leaf; ink on silk
Dimensions
Calligraphy: 27.2 x 28.3 cm. (10 11/16 x 11 1/8 in.) Leaf (closed): 38.8 x 57 cm. (15 1/4 x 22 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-75 d
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
undated Seals: Artist's – (2) "Chang Yen" sq. relief (left, top) "Hsüeh-shih chih yin" sq. relief (left, 2nd from top) Collectors' – (2) Wu Yüan-hui (1834-1865) "Li-ch'üan shen-ting" sq. intaglio (left, 2nd from top) "Wu shih sheng-hsiang-lou ts'ang" sq. intaglio (left, bottom)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, "Zhang Yan" 張晏, square intaglio (left, top) Artist, "Xueshi zhi yin" 學士之印, square relief (left, 2nd from top) Collector Wu Yuanhui 伍元蕙 (1834–1865): "Liquan shending" 儷荃審定 sq. intaglio (left, 2nd from bottom) "Wu shi shengxianglou cang"伍氏聖香樓藏 sq. intaglio (left, bottom)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Yüan
Type
albums, calligraphy (visual work), calligraphy (writing)
Materials
silk (textile), ink

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

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