Draft in Regular Script, c. 1817-1835
Tanomura Chikudenexpand_more
Ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly given to the Center by Mr and Mrs Wesley Clarkexpand_more 2013.29.673
On View in Gallery APSexpand_more
Carefully rendered in standard script, this draft of an essay discusses Tanomura’s yearning for a life away from the urban setting, like that of Chinese hermits. He came
from a family of physicians who had served the lord of Oka domain (modern-day Ōita prefecture on the island of Kyūshū), but he eventually abandoned the hereditary
occupation to pursue life as a scholar and painter. This work includes punctuation marks, which is often omitted in other calligraphic works in this gallery: small circles function as commas or periods.
人言市上藏山。池園此地看來是。花
垂豆架。葉翻芋圃。巷幽途細。有個
柴門。竹扉半扇。日高猶閉。覺眼前
清曠。襟懐開朗。人兼地俱瀟酒
蒔草移花隨意。向林間。沾々偏喜。醒時
喚酒。醉時呼茗。每朝聊爾。藥譜農
書。孝經論語。略存經濟。對清風。一笑。
平泉金谷。不關吾事
右水龍吟
People say there is a mountain hidden in the urban hustle
and bustle. It looks like this pond garden is the place.
Flowers draping down on the bean stands; leaves flipping
over yam fields. The alley is tranquil and the trail narrow.
There is a wooden gate with a half bamboo door. The door
remains closed when the sun is high. A crisp and transparent feeling unfolds before my eye, and my chest clears
up. This place and I are both free of care. Seasonal grasses
and transplanted flowers freely thrive. Toward the woods, I
am delighted. Calling for wine when awake and requesting
tea when tipsy. Every day I discuss medicinal albums, agricultural books, the Classic of Filial Pity, and the Analects;
sometimes on governance and statecraft. A smile at the
brisk breeze.
Pingquan and Jingu [symbols of secular wealth and power]
are not relevant to me.
The right composed by Suiryūgin
Details
- Title
- Draft in Regular Script
- Artist Life
- 1777 - 1835
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.673
- Curator Approved
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