Calligraphy Acompanying Xugu's Painting for Liu Songfu
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Calligraphy Acompanying Xugu's Painting for Liu Songfu

TitleCalligraphy Acompanying Xugu's Painting for Liu Songfu
ArtistChen Xiuyu 陳脩榆 (Chinese, 1858–1942)
DateQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1897 19th century
MediumAlbum of 25 leaves; ink and light color on paper
OriginChina China
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair
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“Calligraphy Acompanying Xugu's Painting for Liu Songfu” is a work by Chen Xiuyu 陳脩榆 (Chinese, 1858–1942), dated Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1897. It is executed in album of 25 leaves; ink and light color on paper. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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