Poem on a Riverside Pavilion
Like many of his large scrolls of boisterous calligraphy, Wang Duo wrote this one while drinking with friends. Though the calligraphy is rough and bold, the poem describes a scene of sparse tranquility. The opening quatrain reads:
At dusk, in a remote pavilion,
I bring a ewer of wine to accompany the new year.
River and the sky meet in the vast distance,
A temple in the mist disappears into the void.
At dusk, in a remote pavilion,
I bring a ewer of wine to accompany the new year.
River and the sky meet in the vast distance,
A temple in the mist disappears into the void.
Artwork Details
- 明/清 王鐸 行草書日暮孤亭五律詩 軸
- Title: Poem on a Riverside Pavilion
- Artist: Wang Duo (Chinese, 1592–1652)
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: dated 1641
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 11 ft. 6 1/4 in. × 29 1/4 in. (351.2 × 74.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 14 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 39 in. (430.5 × 99.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 14 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 43 1/2 in. (430.5 × 110.5 cm) - Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
- Object Number: 1989.363.116
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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