Calligraphy in Semicursive Script (Xingshu)
Artist
Wu Xiqi
(Chinese, 1746 - 1818)
Date1766 - 1818
DynastyQing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 109 3/4 in x W. 23 5/8 in, H. 278.8 cm x W. 60.0 cm (overall); H. 66 1/4 in x W. 17 3/8 in, H. 168.3 cm x W. 44.1 cm (image)
Credit LineThe Yeh Family Collection
Object number2008.54
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedArtist signature: 象庵大兄老先生清鑒。穀人弟吳。
Seal: Seal of Wu Xilin 吳錫麒印 (白文方印); Guren 穀人 (白文方印)。
Inscribed夷水又經宜都北東入大江, 有涇渭之比, 亦謂之佷山北溪。水所經所, 石山略無土岸, 其水虛映, 俯視游魚如乘空也。淺處多五色石。冬夏激素飛清, 傍多茂木、空岫, 靜夜聽之, 恆有清響。百鳥翔禽, 哀鳴相和。巡頹浪者不覺疲而忘歸矣。
Wu Xiqi
