Object type: Hanging scroll
Department: Asian Art
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Artist: Dong Qichang
Artist bio: Chinese, 1555–1636
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Chinese
Date: ca. 1622–25
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 64 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (164.8 x 49.8 cm)
Overall with mounting: 98 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (250.2 x 65.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 98 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (250.2 x 75.2 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1979

Accession year: 1979