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Calligarphy "Shou" (Longevity)
Empress Dowager Cixi (Manchu–Chinese, 1835–1908)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
dated 1902
Medium/Technique
Ink on red silk with painted dragon background in gold and silver
Dimensions
Overall (viewing in the proper orientation): 92 × 92.3 cm (36 1/4 × 36 5/16 in.)
Overall (paper support): 65.5 × 65.7 cm (25 13/16 × 25 7/8 in.)
Overall (paper support): 65.5 × 65.7 cm (25 13/16 × 25 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Accession Number1991.104
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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)