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Riqi Huang
Calligraphy (one of a pair)
1780 – 1920
Gift of Sarah and Otto Graf, supplemented by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1980/2.201
A scene in the life of Mahavira. The composition is designated a narrow strip near the left, while the rest of the page is used for text and red circles. The illustration is divided into two registers, with depictions of two women in each. The infant Mahavira is seen in his mother’s arms, at the upper left.
Indian (Indian (South Asian))
The Sixth Night Vigil from a Kalpasutra manuscript (fol. no. 38v), depicting two pairs of queens
1478
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink in memory of Morris Foster
1981/2.162

Zhang Wendao (Chang Wen-tao)
Calligraphy
1805
Museum Purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1981/2.132B

Wang Shang-Yi
Calligraphy sample in Clerical Script
20th century
Gift of Ellen and Richard Laing
TC2006.20.7
This calligraphy is executed in ink on paper. There are a total of three red seals present in the piece, one in the upper right hand corner, and two towards the left center of the piece. The calligraphy is very strong and forceful, with broad, well defined strokes. The work is mounted on golden silk.
Murase Taiitsu
Poem in Running Script
19th century
Gift of Dr. Kurt A. Gitter in memory of Dr. Harold P. Stern
1977/1.185
There are two columns of calligraphy written in running script.
Nakagawa Tenju
One of a Pair of Calligraphy Scrolls in Running Script
1726 – 1795
Gift of Dr. Jack Dodick in memory of Morris Gitter
1977/1.187

Wang Guowei
Side 1: Calligraphy in block style; Side 2: Calligraphy in running style
1912 – 1980
Museum Purchase made possible by the Richard K. Beardsley Memorial Fund, supplemented by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1980/1.226

Zu Ze (Tsu-tse)
Both sides: Calligraphy
1867 – 1932
Museum Purchase made possible by the Richard K. Beardsley Memorial Fund, supplemented by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1980/1.230

Zhang Jian (Chang Chien)
Calligraphy (one of a pair)
20th century
Gift of Sarah and Otto Graf, supplemented by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1980/2.195

Arisaka Hokuba (Japanese (culture or style))
Denka Chawan
1800 – 1849
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J.E. Val-Mejias, M.D.
1987/1.367.1

Rihua Li
Landscapes and Calligraphy
1575 – 1625
Gift of Julia Cheng
1989/2.113
Calligraphy of a Zen epigram with signature: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere.
Hamada Shōji
Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature]
1967
Gift of the Ann Arbor Potters Guild
1980/2.220
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