Autumn Forest and Calligraphy
Artist
Wu Wen
(Chinese)
Artist
Ye Yanlan
(Chinese, 1823 - 1898)
Date1800-1900
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 14 3/4 in x W. 23 in, H. 37.5 cm x W. 58.4 cm (overall)
Credit LineThe Yeh Family Collection
Object number2007.109.1-.2
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedSignature on .1: "in a wild mood of forest in Autumn, for Mr. Nantai (Ye Yanlan) at his cordial request, after Xiyun laoren's brush manner. Bu Nanping shizhe Wu Wen
Artist signature: 南屏侍者悟文。
Seal： Wuwen 悟文(朱文方印)；X? 另一(糢糊不辨)。
Signature on .2: "to my kind brother Jie Ben, on his cordial request, Ye Yanlan
Artist signature: For your refined connoisseurship, my kind brother Jieping, Ye Yanlan 階平賢弟雅屬。葉衍蘭。
Seal: (糢糊不辨)。X?
Inscribed(.1) 秋林野興。法西雲老人意，為蘭臺先生雅屬。
(.2) 蜀主王衍嘗宴怡神亭，召嘉王宗壽赴宴。宗壽因持盃諫衍宜以社稷為重，少節宴飲。其言慷慨激烈至於流涕，衍有愧。佞臣潘在迎、顧在珣、韓始等奏曰：嘉王從來酒悲不足責。乃相與諧謔戲笑。衍命宮人李玉簫歌衍所撰宮詞侑宗壽酒，宗壽懼禍，乃盡飲之。在迎申嘉王聞玉簫歌即飲，請以玉簫賜之。衍曰：王必不納。衍詞極工，而以“甘州曲盡，羅裙能結，束稱腰身。”三語為最。
