Deer Hermitage
壺蘆居士繙譯
Wang Wei (701-761 A.D.) of the Tang dynasty
Wheel River Collection
Deer Hermitage
Empty mountains – seeing no one
Yet hearing echoes – someone’s voice
Late light penetrates deep woods
Reflecting upon dark green moss
Wangchuan Villa
王維
輞川集
鹿柴
空山不見人
但聞人語響
返景入深林
復照青苔上
Source
Cao Yin 曹寅 (1658-1712) and Peng Dingqiu 彭定求 (1645-1719) et al. comps, Quan Tangshi 全唐詩 (Complete Poetry of the Tang Dynasty, 1705), juan 卷 128, no. 23.5.
Figure
Qiu Ying (ca. 1494-1552 A.D.)
Ten Views of the Wangchuan Villa, 16th century A.D., detail
China: Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.)
Handscroll: ink and color on silk
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