明　文彭　送別林俊七律　冊頁|Draft Poem for Seeing off Lin Jun

Wen Peng

Date unknown · Album leaf; ink on paper · Asian Art

Wen Peng was the son of Wen Zhengming, the leading cultural figure in Suzhou during the mid-Ming dynasty. Growing up in a home of wealth and discernment, Wen Peng was privileged to learn calligraphy and painting from the best teachers and to study directly from ancient masterworks in his father’s collection. This is a draft of a poem that Wen Peng wrote for one of his father’s friends; here, he has written it out for another person, identified by the nickname Sizhi, in the hopes of receiving helpful feedback on the composition.

Artist

Wen Peng

Date

Date unknown

Medium

Album leaf; ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988