Saying Farewell at Xunyang
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This painting illustrates the poem “The Lute Song (Pipa xing)” by Bai Juyi, written when he was demoted from his metropolitan post in 816 C.E. In the poem, Bai bids farewell to a friend at a boat party near the riverbank at Xunyang in Southern China. While drinking under the moonlight, the party hears lively music played on a pipa (Chinese lute) and invites the musician to join the festivities. After playing a song, the musician reveals her story of losing favor from the capital, which wins Bai’s empathy toward her.
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Purchased from Jean-Pierre Dubosc through Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1946.
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