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Calligraphy
(Japan and Korea )
The characters mean, "Happiness is a long life of fortune and upright character." Such a saying is Chinese Confucian in character, and Beian has written it in ancient Chinese clerical script.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mami Yasukochi, Tokyo; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 1990, by purchase.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/1993 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 6/1/1996 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 76 3/16 x W: 17 5/16 in. (193.5 x 44 cm); Rod L: 20 1/16 in. (51 cm); Image H: 12 5/16 x W: 51 1/4 in. (31.2 x 130.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1990
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.
35.149