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National Palace English
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Work ID:
M01G00027
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M01G00027
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Title:
Dingwu Lanting xu ("Dingwu Orchid Pavilion Preface")
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Dingwu Lanting xu ("Dingwu Orchid Pavilion Preface")
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Creation Date:
Song Dynasty
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Song Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
A.D.960
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A.D.960
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End Year Date:
A.D.1279
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A.D.1279
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Dynasty:
22 Eastern Jin Dynasty (A.D. 317~420)
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22 Eastern Jin Dynasty (A.D. 317~420)
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Creator:
Wang Xi-zhi
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Wang Xi-zhi
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Creation Place:
China
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China
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Measurements:
120.8 x 28.4 cm
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120.8 x 28.4 cm
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Material:
Stone rubbing, Semi-cursive script, ink on paper
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Stone rubbing, Semi-cursive script, ink on paper
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Form:
Shou-juan (hand scroll)
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Shou-juan (hand scroll)
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Type:
Calligraphy
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Calligraphy
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
On the 3rd day of the third moon of the year Yonghe 9(A.D. 353) in the reign of Emperor Mudi of the Eastern Jin dynasty, Wang Xizhi and a party of friends held a waterside gathering at the Orchid Pavilion at Guiji, Zhejiang. Here the guests took delight in composing verses as they floated wine goblets down the winding stream. Wang Xizhi described the scene in his "Orchid Pavilion Preface,"an immortal work which has been praised down the centuries. It has been called "the finest example of cursive script in all China,"and was much copied. The story is told of how Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty sent his minister Xiao Yi to obtain the original munuscript by deception. Having obtained the original, Taizong never parted with it again and had it burried with him in the imperial tomb. The Orchid Pavilion Preface now only exists in the form of copies. This stone-carved version is said to be based on a copy made by the Tang calligrapher Quyang Xun. The original stone carving was discovered in the Qingli period (1041~1048) of the Northern Song dynasty at Dingwu (modern Zhengding, Hebei), hence the name.
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On the 3rd day of the third moon of the year Yonghe 9(A.D. 353) in the reign of Emperor Mudi of the Eastern Jin dynasty, Wang Xizhi and a party of friends held a waterside gathering at the Orchid Pavilion at Guiji, Zhejiang. Here the guests took delight in composing verses as they floated wine goblets down the winding stream. Wang Xizhi described the scene in his "Orchid Pavilion Preface,"an immortal work which has been praised down the centuries. It has been called "the finest example of cursive script in all China,"and was much copied. The story is told of how Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty sent his minister Xiao Yi to obtain the original munuscript by deception. Having obtained the original, Taizong never parted with it again and had it burried with him in the imperial tomb. The Orchid Pavilion Preface now only exists in the form of copies. This stone-carved version is said to be based on a copy made by the Tang calligrapher Quyang Xun. The original stone carving was discovered in the Qingli period (1041~1048) of the Northern Song dynasty at Dingwu (modern Zhengding, Hebei), hence the name.
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ImageV ID:
M01G00027AS001
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
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