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Two Poems by Du Fu

杜甫五律 二首

1983

Aoyama Sanu 青山杉雨

(Japanese, 1912–1993)
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Culture
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)
Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Measurements
Image: 161 x 38.5 cm (63 3/8 x 15 3/16 in.); Each mounted: 220 x 52 cm (86 5/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Aoyama Keiji 2011.17
Copyright
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Location
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Aoyama Sanu was awarded Japan's Order of Cultural Merit in 1992.

Description

Aoyama Sanu used a calligraphic form called running script to brush two compositions by Du Fu (712–770) in a mode of classical Chinese poetry that features eight lines of five-character regulated verse. The poem on the right describes the immersive sensation of viewing a vivid mural of the legendary Isle of the Immortals on the wall of a monk’s residence; the one on the left concerns the complex mood brought on by spending a rainy night on a boat set for departure, unable to go ashore to say farewell to a friend who has made the journey possible. Du Fu counts among the most well-known Chinese poets.
Vertically long pair of hanging scrolls each with three vertical rows of streaking, black Chinese characters on cream paper (see "Inscriptions"). The loopy characters streak down the page, ink occasionally fading out. In the lower left corner of both scrolls is a red, square stamp composed of more characters. A light brown rim runs around each scroll, decorated with subtle swirling lines in a slightly darker brown.

Two Poems by Du Fu

1983

Aoyama Sanu

(Japanese, 1912–1993)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)

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