In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday
In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday
In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday
In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday
In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday
In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday

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In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday,

1993

Yu Yingshi 余英時, born 1930
1998-785

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Title
In Commemoration of John B. Elliott's 65th Birthday
Dates

1993

Maker
Yu Yingshi 余英時
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on gold-flecked red paper
Dimensions
Calligraphy: 66.8 x 32.9 cm. (26 5/16 x 12 15/16 in.) Mount: 132.5 x 41.6 cm. (52 3/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, Collection
Object Number
1998-785
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
dated 1993 Two artist's seals, attached on white paper: "Yü Ying-shih", square yin (upper); "[][][][][]", irregular yin (upper)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist's seals - (2), attached on white paper "Yu Yingshi," square intaglio (lower) "[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]" irregular intaglio (upper)
Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods
Type
calligraphy (visual work), calligraphy (writing), scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product), gold
Subject
commemoratives

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

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