Dong Zuobin
Scroll: Calligraphy in Oracle Bone Script
1954
Scroll
Dong Zuobin
Scroll: Calligraphy in Oracle Bone Script
1954
Physical Qualities
Red ink and black ink on paper, 26 x 16 3/4 in. (66 x 42.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Kai-Yun Chiu, Baltimore, in Honor of her Parents, Chung-Wei Chiu and Shu-Tsing Chiu
Object Number
2009.169
The calligraphy reads,
"Spring on the river; the sun rises late.
I have wine and flowers to offer my guests.
No wind, no rain:
It is good for boating and for enjoying with my friends.
For the connoisseur Mr. Yiwu.
Dong Zuobin, Spring of 1955, in Hong Kong has composed this poem to the tune of Jiangnanhao (Beautiful South of the [Yangtze River])
[translated by Jason Kuo, June 2015]
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2009; Kai-Yun Chiu, Baltimore, by descent; Chung-Wei Chiu and Shu-tsing Chiu, Taiwan, by gift; from the artist
Inscribed: Inscribed to the donor's parents. Signed and dated summer 1955.
