Minneapolis Institute of Art
Bring the Qin
Calligrapher: Nakae TōjūLinkedCulture matchlcp-cfd00c02de0c
- Date
- first half 17th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 118731
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
“Bring the Qin” 抱琴, written by Nakai with a relatively dry brush, refers to the final line of a poem by the Tang dynasty literatus Li Bai (701–762). The qin is a seven string instrument that is plucked. Li Bai’s poem, entitled “Drinking with a Hermit in the Mountains, ” reads: Two of us drinking together as mountain blossoms open; One cup, another cup, still one more cup— I’m feeling a bit drunk and the time has come for you to depart, But tomorrow morning, if you like, come again and bring the qin! Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Stephen Addiss and Audrey Yoshiko Seo
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