Ode to the Pipa, or Song of the Lute, 1650, Wang Jianzhang; Calligrapher: Wen Chia, Chinese, active c. 1621 - 1650, 30 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. ( × cm) (image, without text)74 1/4 × 17 1/4 in. ( × cm) (overall, without roller)48 1/8 × 11 in. ( × cm) (image)76 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. ( × cm) (mount, with roller), Ink and light colors on paper, China, 17th century, The artist Wang Jianzhang’s inscription tells us that he painted this work for his friend Gong Weiliu in 1650, after Gong acquired Wen Jia’s calligraphic rendering of the 'Pipa Xing'

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