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Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983
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Description
- Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien)
- POEM IN RUNNING SCRIPT
- ink on paper, hanging scroll
signed shujun Zhang Yuan, with two seals of the artist, yuan, daqianAritist Inscription:
How have affairs changed over the years?
Even Buddha seems aged and weary.
With his magical bowl he tamed the Dragon;
With his powers he guards the Pigeon King.
Beyond the Jade Pass is a dusty vastness;
The Dang River is a roiling whiteness.
On the collapsed pagoda no bells ring;
A profound darkness confronts the sun setting.
A poem on the West Qianfo cave site in Dunhuang, recorded for Master Yimin's instruction and correction.
How have affairs changed over the years?
Even Buddha seems aged and weary.
With his magical bowl he tamed the Dragon;
With his powers he guards the Pigeon King.
Beyond the Jade Pass is a dusty vastness;
The Dang River is a roiling whiteness.
On the collapsed pagoda no bells ring;
A profound darkness confronts the sun setting.
A poem on the West Qianfo cave site in Dunhuang, recorded for Master Yimin's instruction and correction.
Catalogue Note
說明：此條幅為張大千寫贈朱紹良行書五言詩，「一民」即朱紹良字，詩文抒發了作者對西千佛洞在漠漠關外歷經滄桑之慨。從內容和題款看，應為大千自己的詩作。從書法看，應為大千面壁敦煌時期所寫。西千佛洞是敦煌石窟之一，因位於莫高窟（俗稱千佛洞）之西而得名，與莫高窟、榆林窟（俗稱萬佛峽）、小千佛洞都是獨立的窟群。