清 佚名 倣文徵明 書法 扇|Calligraphy
17th century or later
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper
Dimensions
7 1/8 x 20 7/8 in. (18.1 x 53 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.100.66
Tags
About the Artist
Wen Zhengming|Unidentified artist · 1470–1559
Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), born in Suzhou to a modestly successful scholar-official family, embodied the ideal of the Ming dynasty literati artist. His father, Wen Lin, introduced him early to a leading Suzhou calligrapher, fostering his foundational skills in that art. A late bloomer, Wen studied under the master Shen Zhou, whose guidance shaped his profound reverence for Song and Yuan dynasty ar...