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Wang Xizhi and the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering

  • Image of "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Wu Bing Copy of the Ding Wu Version) (detail), Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi, Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 353 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, On exhibit from February 28, 2023)"

    Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Wu Bing Copy of the Ding Wu Version) (detail), Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi, Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 353 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, On exhibit from February 28, 2023)

    Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
    January 31, 2023 (Tue) - April 23, 2023 (Sun)

    On the occasion of TNM’s 150th anniversary, this exhibition explores the rich literati culture of Japan and China, as epitomized by Wang Xizhi and the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering. It introduces representative works by this master calligrapher alongside paintings and calligraphy themed on the purification ceremony at the Orchid Pavilion. Also featured are works related to literary gatherings or exchanges between literati figures. The exhibition is divided into four themes: “The Wang Xizhi Calligraphy Tradition,” “The Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering and its Culture,” “Various Kinds of Literary Gatherings,” and “Literary Gatherings in Landscape Paintings.”

Major works in this exhibition

* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.

Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Wu Bing Copy of the Ding Wu Version), Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi, Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 353 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, On exhibit from February 28, 2023)

Shiqui Calligraphy Copybook, Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi, Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 4th century (Gift of Mr. Egawa Ginshū, On exhibit from March 14, 2023)

Calligraphy after Jin Dynasty Works, By Wang Wenzhi, Qing dynasty, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, On exhibit from March 14, 2023)

Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi, Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 353 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, On exhibit through March 12, 2023)

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Qianlong Version), Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi and others, Qing dynasty, 1780 (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake, On exhibit from March 14, 2023)

Orchid Pavillion Gathering, By Wang Jianzhang, Ming dynasty, 1633 (Gift of Ms. Hiyane Ikuko, On exhibit from March 14, 2023)

Peach and Plum Garden, Attributed to Qiu Ying, Ming–Qing dynasty, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Ogyū Shigeki and Ms. Shōji Taeko, On exhibit through March 12, 2023)

The Four Elegant Pastimes, Atributed to Ren Renfa, Yuan dynasty, 14th century (On exhibit from March 14, 2023)

The Nine Elders, By Ren Yi, Qing dynasty, 1883 (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake, On exhibit from March 14, 2023)

The Sound of Water from the Bamboo Grove, By Li Shida, Ming dynasty, 16th–17th century (Important Cultural Property, On exhibit through March 12, 2023)

Four Infinite Landscapes, By Wen Boren, Ming dynasty, 1551 (Important Cultural Property, On exhibit from March 14, 2023)

Peach and Plum Garden, By Sha Fu, Qing dynasty, 1895 (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake, On exhibit through March 12, 2023)

Inkstone with the Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Formerly owned by Mr. Aoyama San'u, Ming dynasty, 14th–17th century (Gift of Mr. Aoyama Keiji)

 

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