Excerpt from Dong Qichang's "Notes from the Painting-Meditation Studio: The Meaning of Painting" in Semi-Cursive Script (Translation)
行書節錄董其昌畫禪室隨筆畫旨四屏 清晚期 鐘德祥 紙本 (Primary Title)
Zhong Dexiang 鐘德祥, Chinese, 1840 - 1905 (Artist)
Born to an educated family in Guangxi, southern China, Zhong Dexiang won the title of Jinshi in 1876 and was appointed a civil official by the court. In this set of scrolls, reading from right to left, Zhong transcribed an excerpt of Dong Qichang’s famous essay on the history of Chinese painting in his distinctive semi-cursive calligraphic style that combines round and angular strokes.
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
鐘德祥 Zhong Dexiang
鐘德祥印 Zhong Dexiang yin，丙子翰林 bingzi hanlin
Full text (1-4): 李思訓作海外山，董源作江南山，米元暉作南徐山，李唐寫中州山，馬遠夏圭寫錢塘山，若夫方壺，必有羽人傳照。余乃以意為之， 果審知能似否？思翁乃謙語如此。 印波仁兄大人雅属 即祈正之 弟鐘德祥
Scroll 1: 李思訓作海外山，董源作江南山，米元暉作
Scroll 2: 南徐山，李唐寫中州山，馬遠夏圭寫錢塘山，
Scroll 3: 若夫方壺，必有羽人傳照。余乃以意為之，果
Scroll 4: 審知能似否？思翁乃謙語如此。 印波仁兄大人雅属 即祈正之 弟鐘德祥
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment and partial gift of Y.T. Bay 裴元俊 Collection
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