Calligraphy Inspired by Bronze Inscription

2007

Wei Letang (John Way)

Chinese, 1921 - 2012

Hanging scroll: ink and color on paper

Overall: 84 1/2 x 34 7/8 in. (214.6 x 88.6cm)

Image: 36 x 26 3/4 in. (91.4 x 67.9cm)

Gift of Dr. James H. Soong in honor of Mr. Miles O. Johnson

2007.95

Provenance: James H. Soong

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington. Asian Art Museum, "Calligraphic Abstraction," May 9, 2015 - October 4, 2015

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)

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