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calligraphy in cursive script

1923

Lin Shu (Chinese, 1852–1924)

2007.18

Not currently on view

inkpaper

Artwork Details

CalligrapherCreation Date
1923
Creation Location
China
Materials
ink on paper
Object Types
calligraphy, scroll paintings
Dimensions

24-1/2 x 7-1/2 in. (image) 33-1/2 x 11-3/4 x 1-3/8 in. (installed)

Dynasty
Modern {Chinese period}
Mark Description

Seal: [Lin Shu zhiyin] Seal: [Weilu]

Accession Number
2007.18
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Y. Lo

Copyright
© Lin Shu
Collection

Asian Art (Chinese and other Asian)

Color Palette

Irving Lo [1922-2005], Saint Peter, Minnesota, family collection that he brought with him when he left Fujian via Shanghai to the United States in 1947; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2007.



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