Couplet in Clerical Script
Artist
Deng Shiru
(Chinese, 1743 - 1805)
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Materialsink on paper
DimensionsH. 66 1/2 in x W. 14 7/8 in. H. 168.9 cm x W. 37.8 cm (overall); H. 52 5/8 in x W. 12 5/8 in, H. 133.7 cm x W. 32.1 cm (image)
Credit LineThe Yeh Family Collection
Object number2016.259.1-.2
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedSignature: Wanbo Deng Shiru 顽伯鄧石如。
Seal: Wanbo; Deng Shiru 顽伯(白文方印);鄧石如(白文方印)。
Collectors’ seal: Yaopu guoyan; Guizou Huang shi shoucang 瑶圃過眼(白文方印);贵趋黄氏收藏(朱文方印)。
InscribedDeveloping a simple mind is wisdom養成大拙方為巧;
Devoting to filial piety is virtuous 孝到如愚纔是賢
Zheng Fu
Wu Xiqi
Shen Tingfang