id:			160886
accession number:	1999.174
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.174
updated:		2023-12-04 11:51:17.356000

On Happiness, Calligraphy in Seal Script Style (zhuanshu), 1871. Yang Yisun (Chinese, 1813–1881). Hanging scrolls, ink on paper; overall: 132.7 x 32.3 cm (52 1/4 x 12 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.174

title:				On Happiness, Calligraphy in Seal Script Style (zhuanshu)
title in original language:	樂志論
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creation date:			1871
creation date earliest:		1871
creation date latest:		1874
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Changsu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	hanging scrolls, ink on paper
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Yang Yisun (Chinese, 1813–1881)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 132.7 x 32.3 cm (52 1/4 x 12 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2018-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 13, 2018-February 3, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 16-July 13, 2004).

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PROVENANCE

	(Han Mo Xuan Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, ?-1999, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1999
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1999-present
	date: 1999-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Mrs. Paul Wurzburger Donates Major Calder Mobile to Cleveland Museum of Art, Korean Painting, Japanese Ceramic, Italian Drawing and other Works Acquired” September 8, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4281

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