Nine Dragons Scroll - Colophon 1 - Celestial Master Taixuanzi
Think of this as a 14th-century art review written in beautiful, dancing handwriting. This section is a colophon—a poetic inscription—attached to Chen Rong’s famous *Nine Dragons Scroll*. A Daoist master named Taixuanzi wrote this text in 1331, vividly describing the dragons' power with lines about 'dark clouds splashing ink' and 'thunder driving the wind.' The calligraphy is energetic and fluid, almost mimicking the twisting bodies of the mythical creatures it describes. It’s a perfect example of how Chinese scholars would add their own voices to masterpieces they admired, turning a painting into a collaborative historical document.
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Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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