Scenes of the Xiaoxiang Rivers Handscroll - Colophon 6
Think of this as the ultimate 'guest book' entry for a masterpiece. This long strip of elegant calligraphy is a colophon—an inscription added to the end of Mi Youren's famous 'Miraculous Views of Xiao and Xiang' scroll. Written by the scholar Ye Gongchuo in 1948 (as seen in the signature on the far left), the text passionately discusses the scroll's history, tracing its journey through famous collectors like Duanfang. It’s a fascinating mix of art history and personal obsession, showing how later scholars would literally write their appreciation and research directly onto the scroll, adding layers of history to the original Song Dynasty painting.
- Technique
- Calligraphy, ink on paper
Location: Palace Museum, Beijing