Couplet: Learning from the Past, Moving Forward in Time
Date2009
Maker
Xu Bing
Chinese, born 1955
Object number2010.7.2
ProvenanceThe artist, Beijing
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Luminous: The Art of Asia, Oct. 13, 2011 - Jan. 8, 2012.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Calligraphic Abstraction, May 9, 2015 - Oct. 4, 2015.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022 [on view Sept. 23, 2020 - Mar. 7, 2021].Published ReferencesWaugh, Daniel C. "The Arts of China in Seattle." The Silk Road, vol. 12 (2014): pp. 137-152, reproduced p.141, fig. 14.Credit LineGift of the artist in honor of Mimi Gardner Gates
DimensionsEach sheet: 53 1/2 x 13 13/4 in.
MediumHanging scroll: ink on paper
Japanese
1278
Object number: 48.169
Fujiwara no Sadanobu
early 12th century
Object number: 51.210
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 35.68.1
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