Details
CollectionChinese Collection
Object numberNU11009-0
TitleExcerpt from ‘Shiguwen’ in Seal Script 篆书节临石鼓文
CreatorWu Changshuo
DescriptionThe earliest extant work of calligraphy engraved in stone found in China is the Shiguwen engraved in 374 BCE. The Shiguwen refers to the text carved on 10 pieces of Shigu (drum-shaped stones). The text, which is a poem, was carved in big seal script comprising four characters in each line. It is an exaltation of the emperor of Qin on his hunting trips. The scroll is an excerpt from the first stone.
石鼓文刻于公元前374年，为中国现存最早的刻石文字，大篆体代表作，以四言诗形式，将歌咏秦国君王游猎情景分别刻在十块鼓形石上。此段节录自第一鼓。
Artwork text：
释文。
吾车既工，吾马既同。吾车既好，吾既马缶。君子员邋，员游。麀鹿速。君子之求，角弓。兹以寺。吾驱其，来选。?。即吾即时。麀鹿速，其大硕。曾见吴让翁于石鼓用笔沉厚，而收处爽利，愿学焉而未能达也。甲寅三月抄。吴昌硕时年七十有一
Production date 1914
Production periodJiayin year (1914) 甲寅三月
Object categoryCalligraphy
MaterialInk on Paper, Ink, Paper
Dimensions
H: 137.8 cm
L: 69.4 cm
H: 226 cm
L: 96 cm
L: 69.4 cm
H: 226 cm
L: 96 cm
