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Song
Empress Dowager Cixi (Manchu–Chinese, 1835–1908)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
Late 19th to early 20th century
Medium/Technique
Ink on light pink paper
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H: 182 cm W: 92.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Accession Number1991.106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsCalligraphy
ProvenanceEdwin Conger, first U.S. Ambassador to Imperial China and his wife Sarah Conger; by descent to their granddaughter Sarah Buchan Jewell (Mrs T. Edson Jewell), Boston; 1991, gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 1991)