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Calligarphy "Shou" (Longevity)

(Manchu–Chinese, 1835–1908)
dated 1902
Medium/TechniqueInk on orange paper decorated with gold
DimensionsOverall: 179.8 × 92.3 cm (70 13/16 × 36 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Accession number1991.105
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
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ProvenanceEdwin Conger, first U.S. Ambassador to Imperial China and his wife Sarah Conger; by descent to their granddaughter Sarah Buchan Jewell (Mrs T. Edson Jewell), Boston; 1991, gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 1991)



Empress Dowager Cixi
dated 1902
Calligarphy "Shou" (Longevity)
Empress Dowager Cixi
dated 1902
Empress Dowager Cixi
Late 19th to early 20th century
Peony
Empress Dowager Cixi
1902
Empress Dowager Cixi
1901
Chrysanthemums
Empress Dowager Cixi
1905
Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Dowager of China
Empress Dowager Cixi
early 20th century
Restricted: For reference only
Empress Cixi
1890