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Calligraphy

Zhou Tianqiu Chinese
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明 周天球 行書七言詩 扇面
  • Title: Calligraphy
  • Artist: Zhou Tianqiu (Chinese, 1514–1595)
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper
  • Dimensions: 7 3/16 x 21 1/8 in. (18.3 x 53.7 cm)
  • Classification: Calligraphy
  • Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
  • Object Number: 1989.363.80
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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