Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Du Gu Copy of the Dingwu Version)
Zhao Mengfu of the Yuan dynasty acquired this copy of the Dingwu version of the [Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering] from the Buddhist priest Dugu Chunpeng. It includes thirteen colophons inscribed by Zhao.
- Cultural property designation
- Quantity
- Artist
- Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi (303–361); colophons by Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322) and others
- Period/Century
- Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 353; Zhao Mengfu colophon: Yuan dynasty, 1310
- Country/Origin
- China
- Excavation site
- Material
- Ink rubbing on paper
- Size
- 33.2 x 24.4
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō
- Collection reference no.
- TB-1351
- Genre
- Asian Calligraphy
- Category
On display: Asian Calligraphy
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On displayPoem in Cursive Script
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On displayPoem in Cursive Script
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On displayPoems in Running Script
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