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Draft of a Requiem for My Nephew

Yan Zhenqing, artist

Yan Zhenqing's emotionally charged draft commemorating his slain nephew is one of the most celebrated surviving works of Chinese calligraphy.

Date
758
Collection
National Palace Museum
Reference
Gu Shu 000060

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Record

Origin
China

In the Tapestry

Culture of origin
Tang dynastyAmedium confidence

Provenance and history

  1. 758

    Created by Yan ZhenqingA

Sources

  1. A

    theme.npm.edu.tw

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