Climbing the Eastern Marchmount
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.鄧石如 行書 登東嶽詩 八條屏 紙本
Deng Shiru, a committed student of ancient calligraphy who traveled the length of China in search of inspiration, was one of the pioneer figures of the Epigraphic School. He wrote this work in commemoration of a trip to the summit of Mt. Tai, the most sacred mountain in traditional Chinese cosmology and a site of many early stone inscriptions. Deng is said to have used a long, flexible brush made of goat hair, which he could easily twist and drag to create the long, vertical strokes that you see throughout this work. Deng’s trembling lines are likely an homage to the ancient inscriptions he saw on Mt. Tai.
Deng Shiru, a committed student of ancient calligraphy who traveled the length of China in search of inspiration, was one of the pioneer figures of the Epigraphic School. He wrote this work in commemoration of a trip to the summit of Mt. Tai, the most sacred mountain in traditional Chinese cosmology and a site of many early stone inscriptions. Deng is said to have used a long, flexible brush made of goat hair, which he could easily twist and drag to create the long, vertical strokes that you see throughout this work. Deng’s trembling lines are likely an homage to the ancient inscriptions he saw on Mt. Tai.
Artwork Details
- 鄧石如 行書 登東嶽詩 八條屏 紙本
- Title: Climbing the Eastern Marchmount
- Artist: Deng Shiru (Chinese, 1743–1805)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1790
- Culture: China
- Medium: Set of eight hanging scrolls, ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image (a): 48 1/2 × 17 3/8 in. (123.2 × 44.1 cm)
Overall with mounting (a): 74 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (189.2 × 53.7 cm)
Image (b): 48 5/8 × 17 1/8 in. (123.5 × 43.5 cm)
Overall with mounting (b): 74 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (189.2 × 53.7 cm)
Image (c): 49 × 17 1/4 in. (124.5 × 43.8 cm)
Overall with mounting (c): 74 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (189.2 × 53.7 cm)
Overall with mounting (d): 74 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (189.2 × 53.7 cm)
Image (e): 48 7/8 × 17 1/8 in. (124.1 × 43.5 cm)
Overall with mounting (e): 74 7/8 × 21 1/8 in. (190.2 × 53.7 cm)
Image (f): 49 × 17 1/4 in. (124.5 × 43.8 cm)
Overall with mounting (f): 74 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (189.2 × 53.7 cm)
Image (g): 48 7/8 × 17 1/8 in. (124.1 × 43.5 cm)
Overall with mounting (g): 74 3/4 × 21 1/8 in. (189.9 × 53.7 cm)
Image (h): 48 × 17 1/4 in. (121.9 × 43.8 cm)
Overall with mounting (h): 74 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (189.2 × 53.7 cm) - Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: Lent by Guanyuan Shanzhuang Collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art