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The Arduous Road to Shu and Song of the Immortal by Li Bo,
late 15th–early 16th century
Zhu Yunming 祝允明, 1461–1527
frontispiece by Pu Ru 溥儒 , 1896–1963
frontispiece by Pu Ru 溥儒 , 1896–1963
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
1998-148
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Special Exhibition
<p>Zhu Yunming’s calligraphy transcribes two poems by Li Bo (701–762): an account of a perilous mountain journey and a search for supernatural beings. Zhu exploits the expressive potential of the brush in a wild-cursive mode. His swift movements left traces of brush and ink flying across the paper, embodied images that convey both the artist’s bodily energy and the force of his moral character. </p>
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Information
Title
The Arduous Road to Shu and Song of the Immortal by Li Bo
Dates
late 15th–early 16th century
Maker
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Calligraphy: 29.4 x 510.6 cm. (11 9/16 x 201 in.)
Frontispiece: 29.3 x 92.5 cm. (11 9/16 x 36 7/16 in.)
Mount: h. 35.4 cm. (13 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, Collection
Object Number
1998-148
Place Made
Asia, China
Marks/Labels/Seals
Characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
characters and one seal in ink on box
Culture
Period
–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.
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"The checklist of the John B. Elliott Bequest," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 61 (2002): p. 49-99.
, p. 73 - Princeton University Art Museum: Handbook of the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007), p. 313 (illus.)
- Richard Schlagman and Phaidon Press, The Art Museum (London; New York: Phaidon Press Inc., 2011)., fig. 10, p. 237 (illus.)
- Princeton University Art Museum: Handbook of the Collections (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2013), p. 365
