Chinese hanging scrolls (Collection of), 1920-1980

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Summary

Title:
Collection of Chinese hanging scrolls
Dates:
1920-1980
Creators:
Chen, Theodore Hsi-en, 1902-1991
Abstract:
A collection of Chinese hanging scrolls featuring paintings and calligraphy. The scrolls were created by various artists and gifted to USC by various donors. The collection includes originals and reproductions created in a variety of formats.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Extent:
3.13 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Language:
Chinese .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], Collection of Chinese hanging scrolls, Collection no. 3379, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of Chinese hanging scrolls featuring paintings and calligraphy. The scrolls were created by various artists and gifted to USC by various donors. The collection includes originals and reproductions created in a variety of formats, including a few stone rubbings. Some of the scrolls include inscriptions documenting that the scroll was a gift to the USC East Asian Library, while other inscriptions document exchanges prior to USC's acquisition (e.g., "from General Huang [Chieh] to Theodore Chen"). The majority of the scrolls in the collection were gifts to or from Theodore Hsi-en Chen. Other sources of the scrolls in this collection include Chow Tse-tsung, Dong Zuobin, and Ren Jiyu.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-20 16:31:16 -0700 .

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Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of the East Asian Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], Collection of Chinese hanging scrolls, Collection no. 3379, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
East Asian Library
Doheny Memorial Library, 1st floor
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1825, US
Contact:
(213) 740-1772
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