Yu Youren
Calligraphy in Running Script
1944-1954
Scroll
Yu Youren
Calligraphy in Running Script
1944-1954
Physical Qualities
Ink on paper, 77 x 211/2 in. (195.6 x 54.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Kai-Yun Chiu, Baltimore, in Honor of her Parents, Chung-Wei Chiu and Shu-Tsing Chiu
Object Number
2009.166
The panel reads, "Walking with a cane and chanting freely on the prairie of Wugong on a clear evening who is praying in the Jiangyuan Temple? Peasants are farming in spring rain near the Shrine of Ancestors Wind and cloud spread thousands of miles over Northwest China. Decade-long war is plaguing the country. The scene of green aspens near the river is as beautiful as a painting. The scenery lingers as sadness cumulates with age."
[translated by Ping Wang, a friend of the donor's cousin, Thomas Li, October 2014]
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2009; Kai-Yun Chiu, Baltimore, by descent; Chung-Wei Chiu, Taiwan, by gift; from the artist
Inscribed: Four-line dedication to Chung-Wei Chiu. Signed, one artist seal.
