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Calligraphy
(China )
An important government official and poet, Qian Feng [Ch'ien Feng] is remembered for his courage in speaking out against corruption in high places. Here, he as written that Sima Guang [Ssu-ma Kuang] (1019-1086), a Song-dynasty historian and conservative politician, had inscribed these words at the top of a mountain: "The secret of mountain climbing is to walk slowly, so that you will not tire, and to put down your feet on level spots, so that you will not stumble. This one should know."
Inscription
Provenance
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Sale, Christie's, New York, December 2, 1992, no. 64; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by purchase.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1993 | Treatment | loss compensation; stabilized |
| 1/1/1997 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 10/2/1999 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 48 1/2 x W: 16 9/16 in. (123.2 x 42 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.181