©1999, Su Shu-hui
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Couplet on Refinement in Calligraphy and Poetry,
1999
Su Shuhui 蘇樹輝, born 1951
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
2000-278 a-b
Information
Title
Couplet on Refinement in Calligraphy and Poetry
Dates
1999
Maker
Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Dimensions
Calligraphy (each): 228.6 x 42.6 cm. (90 x 16 3/4 in.)
Mount (each): 307.5 x 62.2 cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Ambrose Shu Fai So in honor of Man Cho Anthony So, Class of 2000
Object Number
2000-278 a-b
Place Made
Asia, China
Signatures
signed
Inscription
Text:
a. 西安石上校漢隸
On a stone stele at Xi'an I collate Han dynasty clerical script
b. 北海尊前誦 辭
In front of the statue of [Kong] Beihai I chant the Chu poems.
Notes on Text:
Beihai refers to Kong Rong (153-208), a renowned literatus and a 20th generation grandson of Confucius. He held an official post in Beihai, Shandong province, and was thus known as Kong Beihai.
Inscription text:
a. 石門摩崖集字
Compiled from charcters from the Stone Gate cliff carving (Shimen song).
己卯年佛誕假日
On the Buddha's birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month) in the year 1999
b. 樹輝書於聽雨山居
Written by Shuhui at A Rain-listening Dwelling on the Hill. [? Mountain Dwelling for Listening to the Rain?]
Note: In a letter dated 6/13/00, So writes "My apartment is located at Mid-levels on Hong Kong island. When it rains, I like very much listening to nature's drizzly rhythm or pouring orchestra. For this reason, I call my small studio 'A Rain-listening Dwelling on the Hill.'"
Marks/Labels/Seals
2 artist's seals:
"Shuhui yin" square yin (upper)
"Su Shuhui yin" square yin (lower)
Culture
Materials
Subject
–2000 Su Shuhui 蘇樹輝 (Ambrose Shu Fai So), born 1951, by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2000.
