CHINESE INK PAINTING OF RITUAL VESSEL & CALLIGRAPHY

99-7/8 cm L x 34-1/4 cm W Inner: 61-1/4 cm L x 23-5/8 cm W

Chen Jieqi (1813-1884) was a Chinese epigraphist in Qing dynasty He was the son of Chen Guanjun, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs of the

Qing dynasty

. It was named Shouqing, Zhen Zhai and Tao Fu of Qi Dong. Weifang, Shandong Weicheng district city people. Weixian (now Weifang City, Shandong Province) people. At the end of

Qing dynasty

, he was a famous epigraphist and collector of cultural relics.

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