Letter by Yu Shinan (558-638)

Wang Duo Chinese
dated 1637
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  • 王鐸 行書臨虞世南《賢兄》帖 扇頁
  • Title: Letter by Yu Shinan (558-638)
  • Artist: Wang Duo (Chinese, 1592–1652)
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
  • Date: dated 1637
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper
  • Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 20 3/4 in. (16.8 x 52.7 cm)
  • Classification: Calligraphy
  • Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
  • Object Number: 1989.363.115
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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