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Title: Two poems by Yen Hsiu-fu
Creator: Kameda, Bōsai, 1752-1826
Date Created and/or Issued: undated
Publication Information: Japan
Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
Collection: Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture collection
Rights Information: Public Domain
Material in public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Annotations/Markings: Inscribed with two poems by Yan Xiu-fu: 1) "My heart, after day-long fasts, has prayed to the Jade Palace, / yet soul has melted, eyesight failed without Encountering the True! / Much better is this entire tree of jade and jasper stamens, / smiling as they face this visitor to the Cave of Hidden Flowers!" 2) "The winged [callig. fragrant] chariot once descended to the Mount of the Jade Tortoise: / In this dusty world, whenever again will we view the visage of Shun? / There are only these snowflakes, full of feeling on the branch, / blown here by a lovely breeze to ornament green-cloud chignons!" (trans. Stephen Addiss) Signed "鵬斎老人興書" with seal "鵬斎" at left edge.
Medium: ink on silk
Acquisition: Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art Permanent Collection. Ex Addiss-Seo Nanga Collection.
Funding: Digitization funded by an Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Leadership Grant (LG 30-02-0260-02) awarded to the University of California, Merced Library.
Type: image
Format: 1 hanging scroll, 20 x 15 cm.
Form/Genre: calligraphy
poetry
Edo (Japanese period)
Identifier: ark:/13030/hb429008k1
ucm_li_AS036
Language: Japanese
jpn
Subject: Poetry

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