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Wang Xizhi Admiring Geese   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Ren Yi (1840–96)
Title
Wang Xizhi Admiring Geese
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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"Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin dynasty in the fourth century was the Sage of Calligraphy. His contemporaries vied with one another to obtain pieces of his calligraphy, whether letters or transcriptions of texts. A Daoist bent on owning his calligraphy bred a flock of geese, knowing Wang enjoyed watching them and eating them – their necks inspired him to hold the writing brush in a novel way. Wang agreed to an exchange and spend the day writing calligraphy for the man. In this scene, Wang and his son, the future cursive master Wang Xianzhi, carefully guide the geese home before sundown."
—Chester Beatty Library
Date 1878
date QS:P571,+1878-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Hanging scroll; ink and colour on paper
Dimensions 133.4 × 65.9 cm
institution QS:P195,Q1051293
References Wang Xizhi Admiring Geese. Telling Images of China (2010 exhibit). Dublin: Chester Beatty Library.
Source/Photographer Wang Xizhi Admiring Geese. Telling Images of China (2010 exhibit). Dublin: Chester Beatty Library.
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