Calligraphy in Semicursive Script (Xingshu)
Artist
Chen Gongyin
(Chinese, 1631 - 1700)
Date1651 - 1700
DynastyMing dynasty (1368 - 1644) or Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 13 5/8 in x W. 66 3/8 in, H. 34.6 cm x W. 168.6 cm (overall); H. 9 1/8 in x W. 56 1/4 in, H. 23.2 cm x W. 142.9 cm (image)
Credit LineThe Yeh Family Collection
Object number2008.44
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedArtist signature: For your correction, my Taoist brother ▢ Gongyin. 錄似▢若道兄正。恭允。
Seal: Seal letter of Gongyin 恭尹印信 (白文方印)。
Inscribed汨汨水光, 暑月稻芽, 三月打秧, 五月收花, 六月垂垂黃, 再熟▢▢, 田始有望, 三月打秧, 六月薅草, 一熟之田, 九月始得獲稻。近路畏馬, 馬食猶寡, 近水畏兵, 兵刈何名? 上官不待熟不熟, 昨日取錢今取穀。西鄰典衣東賣犢。黃犢用力且勿苦, 屠家明日取爾股。耕田歌。
