Calligraphy for Yin Cheng
Weng Tonghe
(Chinese, 1830–1904)
Medium/Techniqueink on paper, set of four hanging scrolls
DimensionsImage (for each calligraphy): 167.7 × 42 cm (66 × 16 9/16 in.)
Overall (for each scroll): 208 × 48 cm (81 7/8 × 18 7/8 in.)
Overall (for each scroll): 208 × 48 cm (81 7/8 × 18 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Wan-go H. C. Weng Collection and the Weng family, in honor of Weng Tonghe
Accession number2021.495.1-4
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Not on viewClassificationsCalligraphy
Provenance19th century, Weng Tonghe (b. 1830 – d. 1904), Changshu, China; 1904, by inheritance from Weng Tonghe to his great-grandson, Weng Zhilian (d. 1919), Changshu and Tianjin; 1919, by inheritance from Weng Zhilian to his son, Wan-go H.C. Weng (b. 1918 - d. 2020), Tianjin, New York, and New Hampshire; 2002, transferred to the Hsing Ching Weng Trust, New Hampshire; 2021, gift of the Hsing Ching Weng Trust to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 16, 2021)
Weng Tonghe
Weng Tonghe