Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bring the Qin

Calligrapher: Nakae Tōjū

Date

first half 17th century

Medium

Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

“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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