Quatrain of Chinese Verse
Fukuda Kodōjin, the Chinese characters of whose name mean literally “Old Daoist,” was highly regarded not only for his accomplishments in the fields of painting and calligraphy but also as a poet of Chinese verse. For this work he brushed a four-line, five-character poem as two columns of brusque, cursive calligraphy, beginning at upper right:
靄々古松色 雲霞流水閑
老鶴引雉歩 和鳴天地間
Over the colors of ancient pines,
Clouds and mist flow like an idle stream.
An old crane and pheasant walk on,
Their calls merging heaven and the earth.
靄々古松色 雲霞流水閑
老鶴引雉歩 和鳴天地間
Over the colors of ancient pines,
Clouds and mist flow like an idle stream.
An old crane and pheasant walk on,
Their calls merging heaven and the earth.
Artwork Details
- 二行書 五言絶句
- Title: Quatrain of Chinese Verse
- Artist: Fukuda Kodōjin 福田古道人 (Japanese, 1865–1944)
- Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
- Date: early 20th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 50 1/4 × 12 13/16 in. (127.6 × 32.6 cm)
Overall with mounting: 79 15/16 × 17 3/4 in. (203 × 45.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 79 15/16 × 20 1/8 in. (203 × 51.1 cm) - Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021
- Object Number: 2021.398.29
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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