Wu Dacheng (1835-1902)Calligraphy in seal script, Liyoubi Ding Inscription Hanging scroll, ink on paper, signed by the artist Wu Dacheng, with two artist's seals Wu Dacheng yin and Kezhai . 63 3/8 x 31in (160.8 x 78.5cm) 吳大澂 篆書錄《鬲攸比鼎》 水墨紙本 立軸 Provenance/來源: Beijing Hanhai, 28 June 1996, lot 216 北京瀚海，1996年6月28日，拍品編號216 Published/出版: Little, Stephen, and J. May Lee Barrett. New Songs on Ancient Tunes: 19th-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Richard Fabian Collection , Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2007, pp.190-191 Little, Stephen, J. May Lee Barrett,《古調新歌：費立哲神父珍藏十九及二十世紀中國書畫》，檀香山藝術博物館，夏威夷，2007年，頁190-191 Exhibited/展覽: New Songs on Ancient Tunes , Honolulu Art Academy, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 30-October 28, 2007 《古調新歌：費立哲神父珍藏十九及二十世紀中國書畫》，檀香山藝術博物館，夏威夷，2007年8月30日至10月28日 For this scroll, Wu Dacheng chose a text that first was inscribed onto the interior of a Western Zhou dynasty bronze vessel. During the late Qing dynasty this bronze ding was part of the collection of Duanfang (1861-1911), an important government official. Duanfang attained numerous high government posts, and in 1905, he was one of a number of Qing dynasty officials who traveled overseas with a government entourage to study different systems of government. Received at the White House in Washington D.C. in 1906, the embassy also traveled to Europe, and paid diplomatic visits to Germany, Russia, and Italy. In addition to his government duties, he was also famed connoisseur and collector of antiquarian objects, including some of the most important bronze vessels from the early Chinese civilization.