@Brush and Ink: The Chinese Art of Writing

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@The Metropolitan Museum of Art@@@September 2, 2006-January 21, 2007


ROOM ONE: Early Paradigms: The Beginnings of Writing to the Tang Dynasty (618-906)
¤@“º“CRitual Tripod Cauldron (Ding), 13th century B.C.
“ŒŽü@“º匜Ritual Pouring Vessel for Water (Yi), 6th century B.C.
“ŒŽü@⽑Όە¶äp‘ñ–{Inscriptions on the Ten Stone Drums@5th c. B.C.
“ŒŠ¿@译Žjí”èäp‘ñ–{Rubbing from the Stele for Shi Chen@Dated A.D. 169
“Œç@‰¤ãº”V‘‘\Žµ’Ÿäp‘ñ–{Wang Xizhi (303-361)On the Seventeenth Day
“‚@™BßЋžž²‘èË”òãSûAttributed to Zhong Shaoqing (act. ca. 713-41) Spiritual Flight Sutra@About 738
–k‘v@—›Œö—ÙFãSš¤™ÉLi Gonglin (ca. 1041-1106) The Classic of Filial Piety
Œ»‘ã@‰¤“~ê”–³‘莲Wang Dongling (b. 1945) Untitled 1999

ROOM TWO: In Quest of Spontaneity and Aesthetic Refinement: The Song Dynasty (960-1279)
–k‘v@‰©’댘‘‘—õœåa‘Š”@™B™ÉHuang Tingjian (1045-1105)Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru@About 1095
“ì‘v@™B—›“‚當Œö•œš š¤™É Attributed to Li Tang (ca. 1070s-ca. 1150s) Duke Wen of Jin Recovering His State
“ì‘v@’£‘¦”Vs‘“m•ážÙ—VŒ´ŽŸk™ÉŽ²Zhang Jizhi (1186-1266)Excerpt from "Song of Leyou Park"

ROOM THREE: Spontaneity and Aesthetic Refinement: The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)
“ì‘v@‚@‘‘ŽµâŽî•ÅEmperor Gaozong (1107-1187,reigned 1127-1162)Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain
“ì‘v@—kc@ž²‘´—Á‹«ŠEŽµâš£îYang Meizi (1162-1232; empress to Ningzong, r. 1202-1224) Quatrain on Immortality
“ì‘v@—kc@ž²‘”–”–Ÿk›BŽµâš£îYang Meizi (1162-1233; empress to Ningzong, r. 1202-1224) Quatrain on Springfs Radianc
“ì‘v@—kc@ž²‘瀹á‹ÃçÆŽµâš£îYang Meizi (1162-1233; empress to Ningzong, r. 1202-1224) Quatrain on Yellow Roses
“ì‘v@—@s‘H[‰J‰ß—ü‹åš£îEmperor Lizong (1205-1264, r. 1225-1264) Couplet on Autumn
“ì‘v@—@s‘–Ð_‘R‰ß—Zãl—–ŽáŽµâŽš£î Emperor Lizong (1205-1264, r. 1225-1264) Quatrain gPassing Master Rongfs Templeh by Meng Haoran
“ì‘v@—@ž²‘ŸÇ¹—¬…—ü‹åû•Å Emperor Lizong (1205-1264, reigned 1225-1264)Couplet on a River Scene
“ì‘v@—@ž²‘’ªãߎR‰—ü‹åš£î Emperor Lizong (1205-1264, reigned 1225-1264)Couplet from a Poem by Han Hong
“ì‘v@ä—¬‘å‘è¼Ç‹™ŽÐš¤Fan Chengda (1126-1193)Colophon to Fishermanfs Lodge at Mount Xisai
Œ³@–ë—¥‘^Þs‘‘——«ŸÞŽ™ÉYelu Chucai (1190-1244)Poem of Farewell to Liu Man
“ì‘v@æâ–ÐŒ˜s‘”~’|Ž•ˆ™ÉZhao Mengjian (1199-before 1267)Poems on Painting Plum Blossoms and Bamboo
“ì‘v@˜Ã–¼‹R醚¤Ž² Unidentified Artist (mid-13th century)Chan Master Riding a Mule
“ì‘v@™B’¼‰¥åZŽR—›翺–⓹š¤Ž² Attributed to Zhiweng (early 13th century) Meeting Between Yaoshan and Li Ao Before 1256
Œ³@˜Ã–¼›”ŒŽš¤Ž²Unidentified Artist (early 14th century) Reading a Sutra by Moonlight
–¾ ˜Ã–¼”’ˆßæV‰¹š¤Ž²Unidentified Artist (late 14th century) White-Robed Guanyin

ROOM FOUR: Under Mongol Rule: The Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368)
Œ³@æâ–Ð頫‘‘‘¦Ž–â‹åŽ²Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)A Summer Idyll
Œ³@Œà’Á˜V¼š¤Ž²Wu Zhen (1280-1354)Crooked PineDated 1335
Œ³@žh‹ãŽv—Õ•¶“¯–n’|š¤Ž²Ke Jiusi (1290-1343)Bamboo After Wen TongDated 1343
Œ³@‰¤™j–n”~š¤Ž²Wang Mian (1287-1359)Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge
Œ³/–¾@“ìäµ鉏™ÕŠ¦”~š¤Ž²Nanzhuang Chusou (late 14th century)Wintry Plum
–¾@’£—SäÝŒÃt•—š¤Ž² Zhang You (act. mid-15th century)Spring Breeze of Myriad Pasts
–¾@™ŒhΊ¦´”’š¤Ž²Xu Jing (act. first half 15th century)The Pure Whiteness of Winter Dated 1441

ROOM FIVE: Under Mongol Rule: The Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368)
Œ³@‘N˜°žâs‘Ÿd‹Ž˜Ò熙ÉXianyu Shu (1246-1302)Transcription of Tao Qian's "Returning Home"Dated 1300
Œ³@‘N˜°žâ‘‘Όۉ̙ÉXianyu Shu (1246-1302)Song of the Stone DrumsDated 1301
Œ³@æâ–Ð頫s‘‰EŒRŽlŽ–™ÉZhao Mengfu (1254-1322)Four Anecdotes from the Life of Wang XizhiDatable to the 1310s
Œ³@Œà’Áåb“å’Þ’øš¤™É Wu Zhen (1280-1354)Fisherman About 1350
Œ³@“AŒ³—Sž²‘Žt›}âV‹L™É Zheng Yuanyou (1292-1364)Record of the Following One's Ancestor Studio Dated 1345
Œ³@˜â瓚]•——Ñš¤Ž² Ni Zan (1306-1374)Wind Among the Trees on the Riverbank Dated 1363
Œ³@˜â瓚‹ñŽR—ÑšÙš¤Ž² Ni Zan (1306-1374)Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu Dated 1372
–¾@‰Äâ´•—‚ßš¤Ž²Xia Chang (1388-1470)Bamboo in Wind
–¾@‰¤鏊s‘‘¡•ÊŽŽ²Wang Ao (1450-1524)Farewell PoemDated 1498

ROOM FIVE, PART 2: The Scholar-Artists of Suzhou
Œ³/–¾@‘vŽ‘‘Žµ—¥Ž™ÉSong Ke (1327-1387)Poem on Retirement
Œ³/–¾@‘vŽ‘æâ–Ð頫—–’à\ŽOæë™É Song Ke (1327-1387)After Zhao Mengfufs Thirteen Colophons to the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering@Dated 1370
–¾@’¾“x‘ŽD•ÅShen Du (1357-1434)Letter To Liang Zhongren
–¾@’¾Žüž²‘ŸâŽRHFš¤ˆøŽñ™ÉShen Zhou (1427-1509)Frontispiece to Autumn Colors among Streams and Mountains
–¾@’£•Js‘‘—Žq•‹˜ðŽŽŽ™ÉZhang Bi (1425-1487)Poems for his Sons Upon their Departure to Take the Official Examinations
–¾@“‚“Ð’vŽá—e‘û•ÅTang Yin (1470-1524)Letter to Xu Shangde
–¾@—¤•œ”~‰Ôš¤™É Lu Fu (act. late 15th-early 16th c.) Plum Blossoms@Dated 1505
–¾@•¶’¥–¾s‘‘Žµ—¥Ž™É Wen Zhengming (1470-1559)Poems Datable to 1512
–¾@•¶’¥–¾‹±Œó‘å‰íŠÒŽ©“ìxŽŽ² Wen Zhengming (1470-1559)Awaiting the Emperor's Return from the Southern Suburbs

ROOM SIX: Late Ming Literati Culture
–¾@“Ÿ‘´¹Œt段誚¤™ÉDong Qichang (1555-1636)Colophon to Invitation to Reclusion at Jingxi Dated 1611
–¾@‰©“¹ŽüE˜âŒ³璐‡•Ç‘–@™ÉHuang Daozhou (1585-1646) and Ni Yuanlu (1593-1644)Joint CalligraphyDated 1632
–¾@’£š¤s‘‘‰¤ˆÛŽûZhang Ruitu (1570?-1641)"Poems Written in an Idle Moment" by Wang Wei@Dated 1625
–¾@•ÄäÝß‘èŒà•j\˜Z—…Š¿™ÉˆøŽñMi Wanzhong (active ca. 1595-after 1631) Frontispiece to The Sixteen Luohans
–¾/´@‰¤‘ö趎™ÉWang Duo (1592-1652)Copies after Model Calligraphies from the Chunhua Archives Dated 1646
–¾/´@‰¤‘ö‘H•ÅWang Duo (1592-1652)Letter

ROOM SEVEN: Idiosyncratic Calligraphers of the Seventeenth Century
–¾@•ÄäÝß‘‘ŽµâŽŽ² Mi Wanzhong (active ca. 1595-after 1631)Poem
–¾/´@‰¤‘ös‘—Õ‰¤ãº”V’ŸŽ²Wang Duo (1592-1652)Running Script Calligraphy after Wang Xizhi@Dated 1650
´@“A簠‘–@Ž²Zheng Fu (1622-1694)Poetic Maxim Dated 1691
´@Žü—ºHsž²‘Žµ—¥ŽŽ²Zhou Lianggong (1612-1672)Poem on Beautiful Ladies Undated
´@¸¸s‘Žµ—¥ŽŽ²Zha Sheng (1650-1705)Poem

ROOM EIGHT: Return to Past Models: Epigraphic Styles of the Later Qing Dynasty (17th-20th c.)
–¾/´@˜úŽR‘‘‘¡•Êé°ˆêê‡\“ñžŠ› Fu Shan (1607-1684)Frank Words of Farewell for Wei Yifao
´@èA坫⽑ߘ^…ãS’™ÉQian Dian (1741-1806)Excerpt from "A Classic of Waterways"Dated 1798
´@Œà‘åàL⽑Žü^l•_”èû Wu Dacheng (1835-1902)A Temple Stele for Zhou the Taoist, of the Song dynasty@Dated 1895
‹ß‘ã@Œà¹×⽑™ÉWu Changshi (1844-1927)Seal Script Calligraphy@Dated 1889
Œ»‘ã@™™u‰p•¶•û‰òŽšà–¾™ÉXu Bing (b. 1955)Introduction to Square Word Calligraphy@About 1994-1996
Œ»‘ã@™™u‰p•¶•û‰òŽš—tŽœŽˆêŽñŽ²“ñ•Xu Bing (b. 1955)Song of Wandering Aengus by William Butler Yeats 1999
Œ»‘ã@‰¤“VúºÉáùŽO•Wang Tiande (b. 1961)
Œ»‘ã@“W–]ŠïÎZhan Wang (born 1962)Artificial Rock #10@Dated 2001 (8/8)
Œ»‘ã@`•——|–厲Qin Feng (b. 1961)The Door of Desire@Dated 1997
Œ»‘ã@`•—Œ´‰¹Ž²Qin Feng (b. 1961) Original Sound No. 34@2001
Œ»‘ã@’J•¶’B_˜bˆâŽ¸‰¤’©Nos. E-10, 12Ž²Gu Wenda (b. 1955)The Mythos of Lost Dynasties, Series E, Nos. 10, 12 1997-1998

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