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Kesi tapestry of calligraphy by Dong Qichang, copying letters from the Four Masters of the Northern Song

Kesi tapestry of calligraphy by Dong Qichang, copying letters from the Four Masters of the Northern Song

(Chinese, 1555–1636)
1735–96
Medium/TechniqueDyed blue-black and undyed silk yarns in weft-faced tabby-weave fabric utilizing the kesi tapestry technique to create calligraphy.
Dimensions29.5 x 289.5 cm (11 5/8 x 114 in.)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number2005.193
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
ProvenanceJune 13, 1984, sale, Sotheby's, New York, lot 14, to a Hong Kong collector; 1997, sold by the Hong Kong collector to Stephen McGuiness, Plum Blossom Gallery, New York; 1998, sold by Stephen McGuiness to Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd, London; sold by Linda Wrigglesworth to Mrs. Amy S. Clague, Phoenix, Arizona; 2005, sold by Mrs. Amy S. Clague to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 27, 2005)