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Two Wulu Poems by Du Fu

杜甫　五律二首

1983

Aoyama Sanu 青山杉雨

(Japanese, 1912–1993)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Image: 161 x 38.5 cm (63 3/8 x 15 3/16 in.); Each mounted: 220 x 52 cm (86 5/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Gift of Aoyama Keiji 2011.17
Location: not on view
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Aoyama Sanu uses a calligraphic form called running script to brush two compositions by Du Fu (712–770) in five-character eight-line regulated verse (wulu), a challenging mode of Chinese poetry.
Two Wulu Poems by Du Fu

Two Wulu Poems by Du Fu

1983

Aoyama Sanu

(Japanese, 1912–1993)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)

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