Calligraphy
Yuan Zhi served as an official in Nanjing during the 1520s and 1530s. It was likely during these years that he wrote this poem, a melancholy meditation on the passage of time inspired by the dense layers of history in Nanjing (Jinling is an ancient name for the city). By the eighth century, “Reminiscences of Jinling” was an established poetic genre; by contributing his own version, Yuan was linking himself to famous poets of the past and to the lost worlds they eulogized.
Artwork Details
- 明 袁袠 行書金陵懷古詩 摺扇
- Title: Calligraphy
- Artist: Yuan Zhi (Chinese, 1502–1547)
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper
- Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 21 in. (18.7 x 53.3 cm)
- Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
- Object Number: 13.100.82
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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