南宋 理宗趙昀 行書北宋梅堯臣 依韻和資政侍郎雪後登看山亭詩 團扇|Quatrain on Snow-covered West Lake

Emperor Lizong

ca. 1250–60 · Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk · Asian Art

This fan is not dated, but the style of the writing is very close to that of Lizong's inscription accompanying Landscape at Sunset (Nezu Museum, Tokyo), a painting by the court artist Ma Lin (active ca. 1180–after 1256) that is dated 1254. The poem probably describes the scenery around West Lake in Hangzhou, the capital of the Southern Song dynasty: On the lake, a bright frozen mist lingers; On the lake, brilliant sights beckon. From the pavilion, I gaze at the mountain peaks; The color of snow and a hazy vapor shine in my winecup. (Wen C. Fong, trans., in Beyond Representation: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 8th-14th Century [New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992], p. 239)

Artist

Emperor Lizong

Date

ca. 1250–60

Medium

Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988