聞之則物故 (Yukinori no bukko o kiku)|Chinese Poem Lamenting the Death of a Friend

Ryōkan Taigu 良寛

Date unknown · Hanging scroll; ink on paper · Asian Art

聞之則物故 (Yukinori no bukko o kiku)|Chinese Poem Lamenting the Death of a Friend — Ryōkan Taigu 良寛

This is one of the Chinese verses Ryōkan Taigu composed upon learning of the death of the Confucian scholar Tomitori Yukinori. In this poignant poem, Ryōkan recalls their joyful days together at a private Confucian school and pours out his profound sorrow upon hearing the news. Ryōkan inscribed the poem in a small standard script, with off-balance characters arrayed in tilted columns.

Artist
Ryōkan Taigu 良寛
Date
Date unknown
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Credit line
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
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