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
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...