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Or 16054
- Record Id:
- 032-002717014
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002717014
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022560576.0x0000b0
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16054
- Title:
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Chinese poem on Spring by Sir Ernest Mason Satow
- Scope & Content:
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Chinese poem in 5-character quatrain form by the Tang dynasty poet Wang Bo 王勃 in the calligraphy of the diplomat and bibliophile Sir Ernest Mason Satow (1843-1929). Signed as Seizan 静山.
Text reads: 山川両処晩 花柳一園春 還持千日酔 共作百年人.
Manuscript note on reverse of scroll reads : 最珍 前駐日英国大使アーネスト･サトー氏筆春之詩 學書高斎単山号静山. Undated but between February 1873, when Satow received the artist's name 'Seizan', and January 1884 when he left Japan.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Japanese manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002717014", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16054: Chinese poem on Spring by Sir Ernest Mason Satow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002717014
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002717014
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Chinese
Japanese - Scripts:
- Chinese
Japanese - Start Date:
- 1874
- End Date:
- 1884
- Date Range:
- 1874-1884
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Japan
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Format: Single sheet mounted as a hanging scroll.
Material: Ink on paper.
Dimensions: 820 x 1270 mm. Mounted dimensions 930 x 1800 mm.
- Custodial History:
- Formerly owned by Sir Ernest Mason Satow (1843-1929).
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Azuchidō rare Books 18 August 2004 (Cat. 28 no.1).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Satow, Ernest Mason, GCMG, 1843-1929
Wang Bo, 650-676 - Subjects:
- Kanshi (Japanese poetry)