Seal of Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997): Yuyin

Maker(s)
Artist: Fang Jiekan (1903-1987) Wu Zijian (born 1947)
Historical period(s)
1964; recarved in 1972
Medium
Bamboo
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall): 5.5 x 2.3 x 3.4 cm (2 3/16 x 7/8 x 1 5/16 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of the Xie Family
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1998.76.72
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Tool and Equipment
Type

Seal (oval relief)

Keywords
China, Modern period (1912 - present)
Provenance

From 1964 to 1997
Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), commissioned carving from Fang Jiekan in 1964 [1]

From 1997 to 1998
Chen Peiqiu (born 1922), widow of Xie Zhiliu [2]

From 1998
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Chen Peiqiu in 1998 [3]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remarks, Joseph Chang, May 1, 1998.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Xie Zhiliu 1910-1997
Chen Peiqiu born 1922

Published References
  • Thomas Lawton, Thomas W. Lentz. Beyond the Legacy: Anniversary Acquisitions for the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. vol. 1 Washington, 1998. pp. 264-267.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
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