Four Poems from a Trip to Xinjiang

Datable to 1991

Not on view

Xie composed these poems and an accompanying preface during a trip to Xinjiang, in the far west of China, in July and August of 1991. The texts, written on four sheets of letter paper that Xie subsequently mounted together, describe an Uighur dance; the Buddhist cave temples at Kucha, Bäzäklik, and Kizil; the scenery of the Heavenly Mountains (Tian Shan); and the ruins of the ancient city of Gaochang, to the east of Turfan.

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現代謝稚柳新疆紀行詩四首鏡片
Title: Four Poems from a Trip to Xinjiang
Artist: Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)
Date: Datable to 1991
Culture: China
Medium: Four sheets mounted together; ink on decorated letter paper
Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 29 1/8 in. (30.8 x 74 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005
Object Number: 2005.411.253
Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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