明 文徵明行書詩 冊|Poem on Strolling in the Moonlight
dated 1543
Medium
Album of thirty-two pages; ink on paper
Dimensions
H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 10 3/9 in. (26.2 cm) Album: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of John M. Crawford Jr., 1982
Accession Number
1982.229a–ff
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Wen Zhengming · 1470–1559
Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), born in Suzhou to a modestly successful scholar-official family, embodied the ideal of the Ming dynasty literati artist. His father, Wen Lin, introduced him early to a leading Suzhou calligrapher, fostering his foundational skills in that art. A late bloomer, Wen studied under the master Shen Zhou, whose guidance shaped his profound reverence for Song and Yuan dynasty ar...