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Calligraphy
1987
Ma Desheng
Ma Desheng (Chinese, active in France, b.1952)
Chinese Art
Calligraphy, 1987. Ma Desheng (Chinese, active in France, b.1952). Hanging scroll; ink on rice paper; calligraphy: 138.5 x 64 cm (54 1/2 x 25 3/16 in.); overall: 201 x 71.3 cm (79 1/8 x 28 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 201 x 81 cm (79 1/8 x 31 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 2022.254 Ma Desheng was knighted in October 2021 by the French Minister of Culture for his contributions to the arts.
- Maker/Artist
- Ma Desheng
- Classification
- Calligraphy
- Formatted Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on rice paper
- Dimensions
- calligraphy: 138.5 x 64 cm (54 1/2 x 25 3/16 in.); Overall: 201 x 71.3 cm (79 1/8 x 28 1/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 201 x 81 cm (79 1/8 x 31 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 古佛坐無言 Translation: The ancient Buddha sits and has no words. Inscription: 馬八七 Translation: Ma 8 7 Remark: Red seal of the artist
- Departments
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