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Source Description
Using clerical script, Wang writes: Shadowed by clouds, though with hope of surmounting them Facing the sun, though without the heart to reach toward itPerhaps this couplet was composed for a friend who was reluctant to praise the emperor (the sun) but who remained loyal and ambitious.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32297
label
Calligraphy
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32297
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Calligraphy
description
Using clerical script, Wang writes: Shadowed by clouds, though with hope of surmounting them Facing the sun, though without the heart to reach toward itPerhaps this couplet was composed for a friend who was reluctant to praise the emperor (the sun) but who remained loyal and ambitious.
provenance
Sale, Christie's, New York, December 1, 1986, lot 61; Walters Art Museum, December 1986, by purchase.
date
17th century (Ming or Qing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
kakemono
scroll paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
118.1
height
30.5
dimensionsRaw
Image H: 46 1/2 x W: 12 in. (118.11 x 30.48 cm); Overall H: 63 x W: 15 1/4 in. (160.02 x 38.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Ming [Ming]-Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
RelatedObjects
9492
med
ink on paper
creator_ids
6954
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
b5a720693f8ac409