Poem on the enjoyment of flower, snow, and the moon Calligrapher: Ichikawa Beian (Japanese, 1779–1858)

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1850

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Hanging scroll: ink on paper

Dimensions

with mounting: 76 × 26 3/8 in. (193 × 67 cm)
without mounting: 49 13/16 × 21 5/8 in. (126.5 × 55 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Alex Kerr, B.A. 1974

Accession Number

2016.87.21

Geography

Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Classification

Calligraphy

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Provenance
Alex Kerr collection, Kyoto, Japan. Purchased from Kyoto auction houses and art dealers since the 1970s.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 18
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

calligraphy

Marks

Koyama Rindō (小山林堂) 河三亥氏

Inscriptions

閑為水竹雲山主　静得風花雪月權\r\nCalmly making water, bamboo, cloud, and mountain as the master\r\nQuietly receiving wind, flower, snow, and the moon as the rank. \r\n(The last kanji "gon" may be misunderstood/misused with or without intention. The original Chinese poem stops short in the following: 宋詩紀事　vol. 22, author unknown, edited by厲鶚)

Signed

Signed: Beian gai 米庵亥
Seals: Kawa Sangai she 河三亥氏, Second seal unclear 水春??
Kanbo-in (top right) Koyama Rindō 小山林堂, his pseudonym

Beian Gai (米庵亥)

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