Collection of Chinese hanging scrolls
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1980
Creator
- Chen, Theodore Hsi-en, 1902-1991 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Extent
3.13 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
Chinese
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.
Processing Information
This collection is not fully processed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Collection of Chinese hanging scrolls
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 November
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2023 February: Finding aid updated by Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries East Asian Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1825 United States