Calligraphy of poem by Su Shi in semi-cursive and regular scripts
Emperor Xiaozong
(Chinese, 1127–1194, ruled 1162–1189)
about 1189–94
Medium/TechniqueInk on silk
DimensionsImage: 23.6 x 25 cm (9 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Other (Mat): 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)
Other (Mat): 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.892
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCalligraphy
Collections
Provenance14th century, Mu Lin (b. 1345 - d. 1392), Prince of Ch'ien-ning. Juan Yuan (b. 1764 - d. 1849). By about 1900, Wanyan Jingxian (d. by 1928), Beijing [see note 1];1912, sold by Wanyan Jingxian to Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: September 5, 1912)
NOTES:
[1] According to a statement in his own painting catalogue, Wanyan Jingxian lost this object (part of an album, MFA accession nos. 12.889 - 12.901) during the Boxer Rebellion, but recovered it shortly thereafter.
NOTES:
[1] According to a statement in his own painting catalogue, Wanyan Jingxian lost this object (part of an album, MFA accession nos. 12.889 - 12.901) during the Boxer Rebellion, but recovered it shortly thereafter.
Emperor Lizong
second quarter of the 13th century
Emperor Lizong
second quarter of the 13th century
