Calligraphy

With T. Y. King, Shanghai, China, by April 18, 1946;

Purchased from T. Y. King by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1946 [1].

NOTES:

[1] Acquisition documents in the Nelson-Atkins files record that Curator of Asian Art Laurence Sickman purchased this object when he was stationed in Tokyo while serving with the U.S. Army’s Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section after World War II. As part of his duties, Sickman made numerous trips within Japan, China, and Korea, during which he sometimes purchased objects for the Nelson-Atkins. See "Objects Acquired for the Museum by Laurence Sickman," Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Records, series 9, box 11.