Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute: The Story of Lady Wen-Chi
Object NameBook
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
(American (New York, NY))
Date1974
MediumPaper
ClassificationsBooks, Manuscripts, Documents, Personal Symbol & Correspondence
Credit LineGift of W. Allen Perry. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberR84.61
Status
Not on viewCollections
Label TextEighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute are a series of Chinese songs and poems about the life of Han Dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE) poet Cai Wenji, the songs were composed by Liu Shang, a poet of the middle Tang Dynasty. Later Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107–1187) commissioned a handscroll with the songs accompanied by 18 painted scenes.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Library
Object Name: Phonograph Record
Thomas A. Edison Inc.
c. 1912
Object number: 95.3.21
