明  文徵明  小楷書文賦   卷|Lu Ji’s Essay on Literature
Object type: Handscroll
Department: Asian Art
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Artist: Wen Zhengming
Artist bio: Chinese, 1470–1559
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Chinese
Date: dated 1544 and 1547
Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 1/16 x 46 3/8 in. (23 x 117.8 cm)
Overall with mounting: 9 5/16 x 288 1/16 in. (23.7 x 731.7 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Accession year: 1989