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Inscription on the Stone Drums, and the Bilou Stele: Calligraphy in Seal Script

Qian Daxin, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

39 cm × 1.26 m

Almost as tall as you are. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.26 m
Width: 39 cm
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Kind: Painting
Made in: Northern China
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 125.6 × 31 cm (49 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 31 cm × 1.26 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Gift of Dr. George Fan

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 39 cm × 1.26 m. Almost as tall as you are. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made Qing dynasty (1644–1911). It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Dr. George Fan.
How was it made?: Hanging scroll; ink on paper, made in Northern China, Chinese (culture or style).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.