Couplet in Running Script, 18th century
attributed to Shi Ke-faexpand_more
Ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 96.55.2.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
Shi Kefa (1602-1645), was a respected general who fought against the Mauchus at the end of the Ming dynasty. He was also known as a poet. This couplet, derived from one of his poems, could have been hung side-by-side or used to flank a larger single painting centered above a large altar table. The poems express the author's strong, literary values.
The large script couplet reads:
right: Drinking wine while browsing through history.
left: Reading the classics in the tranquil aroma of burning incense.
The small script dedications and inscriptions read:
right: Beautiful words recently collected in my study (named the "awakening heart" studio).
left: According to the teachings of the eminent Daoist master Wengnian (written by) younger brother Daolin Shi Kefa.
Details
- Title
- Couplet in Running Script
- Artist Life
- 1602 - 1645
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 96.55.2.1
- Curator Approved
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