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Song Jue Chinese
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In this letter, Song Jue mentions his friend Cheng Jiasui, another painter working in the Songjiang region, who apparently made a painting for the letter’s recipient. Song goes on to say that he is looking forward to showing off his newborn son and asks for some fine silks to have clothes made for the boy.
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明 宋玨 行書信札 冊頁
Title: Letter
Artist:
Song Jue (1576–1632)
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: early 17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Album leaf; ink on paper
Dimensions: 8 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (22.4 x 24.4 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Object Number: 1989.363.111
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