Calligraphy Item Number: 1272/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Calligraphy depicting a series of black ink bird and butterfly images in a column on a piece of off-white rectangular paper. At the side are a series of Chinese characters with a stamped red seal in a column that runs from the middle of the page to the bottom.
Narrative
The donors bought the work directly from the artist, on the street in the seaside resort of Beidaihe, in 1983.
Item History
- Made in Beidaihe, Hebei, China during 1983
- Owned by Patricia Howard and Roger Howard before July 28, 1988
- Received from Patricia Howard (Donor) and Roger Howard (Donor) on July 28, 1988
What
- Name
- Calligraphy
- Identification Number
- 1272/1
- Type of Item
- calligraphy
- Overall
- height 78.5 cm, width 27.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Patricia Howard and Roger Howard
- Received from
- Patricia Howard (Donor) and Roger Howard (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Beidaihe, Hebei, China
When
- Creation Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before July 28, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on July 28, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1272/0001