Photo of collection object Auspicious Couplet in Clerical Script Calligraphy
Li Ruiqing. Auspicious Couplet in Clerical Script Calligraphy, 1910. Hanging scroll, ink on paper, overall: 95 1/2 x 23 in. (243.0 x 58.5 cm) exclusive of mount: 78 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (198.5 x 48.5 cm). Gift of F. Randall and Judith Smith, 1991.81.1. No known copyright restrictions.

Auspicious Couplet in Clerical Script Calligraphy

1910

Li Ruiqing

1867-1920

Asian Art

Maker/Artist
Li Ruiqing
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Locations
Place made: China
Dimensions
overall: 95 1/2 x 23 in. (243.0 x 58.5 cm) exclusive of mount: 78 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (198.5 x 48.5 cm)
Inscribed
Inscription translates as: " A jade emblem evidences the virtue of intelligence, A fine wood contains no wasted timber."
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
1991.81.1
Credit Line
Gift of F. Randall and Judith Smith
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
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