Song Lizong. Poem by Wang Wei in the Cursive Script Style (xingshu), 1256. Album leaf; ink on silk, Image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). John L. Severance Fund, 1961.421.2. Copyrighted.

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Poem by Wang Wei in the Cursive Script Style (xingshu)

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Song Lizong

Song Lizong (Chinese, 1205–1264)

Chinese Art

Poem by Wang Wei in the Cursive Script Style (xingshu), 1256. Song Lizong (Chinese, 1205–1264). Album leaf; ink on silk; image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1961.421.2

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Song Lizong
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: Album leaf; ink on silk
Medium: album, leaf, ink, silk
Dimensions: Image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: I walk unto where waters end And sit down to watch when clouds arise Inscription: 行到水窮處坐看雲起時
Departments: Chinese Art
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