Collection
DUAN Xu
(China 1864–1936)
- Title
- Poem in running script
- Place of origin
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China
- Media category
- Calligraphy
- Materials used
- ink on silk
- Dimensions
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19.6cm diam.
- Credit
- Gift of Ms Nancy Lee 2008
- Accession number
- 189.2008
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The poem was composed and painted by Duan Xu (also known as Duan Xuxue), younger brother of Duan Fang, for his daughter Tao Zhongchen, mother of Nancy Lee [donor of this work]. It was a tradition in imperial China that when a man became a ranking official at the court, his brothers would serve as his aides and staff. Duan Xu and his younger brother Duan Jing served in this capacity.
A seal on the lower left reads, 'Zhonggang', which is the 'zi' or alias of Duan Xu.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, June 2008.
