Calligraphy of Characters Long Life to Gold and Stone (Jin Shi Shou)
Artist
Fang Zhaoling
(Chinese, 1914 - 2006)
Date1997-1998
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 47 in x W. 21 in, H. 119.4 cm x W. 53.3 cm (image); H. 97 in x W. 31 in, H. 246.4 cm x W. 78.7 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift of the artist's children
Object number2005.42
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedArtist signature and date: 丁丑年仲冬自壽梁溪方召麟
Seal: Fang Zhaoling 方召麟(白文方印)；Xuanzhoushi 宣周室(朱文長方印)。
InscribedInscription: 金石壽
More InformationInscribed: The middle of winter 1997, long life. Liangqi Fang Zhaoling
The upper and middle characters jin (gold) and shi (stone) of this calligraphy refer to archaic calligraphy styles popular in China beginning in the 1800s. The bottom character, shou, means "long life.""Long life to gold and stone" is no doubt a wish for the survival of traditional Chinese culture.
