Calligraphy; Poem
Name/Title
Calligraphy; PoemDescription
Calligraphy cited a poem by 韋莊 Wei Zhuang (Tang dynasty) ; the calligraphy is framedArtwork Details
Medium
ink on paperContext
Poem "Spring Day" by Wei Zhuang (Tang dynasty) 韋莊, copied by Shen Congwen 沈從文 (1902-1988), a scholar and novelist, in Honolulu. In the poem, the author lamented the day being late and as a traveler, he could not return home.Acquisition
Accession
T1543Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Shen Congwen 沈從文Role
CalligrapherDate made
Feb 10, 1981Place
City
HonoluluState/Province
Hawai'iCountry
USAContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
ChinaContinent
AsiaCulture/Tribe
Chinese-American, Chinese