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Calligraphy
(China )
Using clerical script, Wang writes:
Shadowed by clouds, though with hope of surmounting them
Facing the sun, though without the heart to reach toward it
Perhaps this couplet was composed for a friend who was reluctant to praise the emperor (the sun) but who remained loyal and ambitious.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sale, Christie's, New York, December 1, 1986, lot 61; Walters Art Museum, December 1986, by purchase.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Image H: 46 1/2 x W: 12 in. (118.11 x 30.48 cm); Overall H: 63 x W: 15 1/4 in. (160.02 x 38.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1986
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.
35.138
