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By chance I remembered what I had seen in our city\u2019s streets, the many different sorts of beggars and their appearances. Taking advantage of a ready brush and the inkstone around me, I casually sketched [their appearances]. Even though the results were not worthy, they could still be of some use in alerting people about their presence.\n\nRecorded by Dongcun, Zhou Chen.  [seals] Dongcun; Shunqing; E chang san ren.", "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 2}, {"inscription": "\u5433\u4e2d\u6771\u90a8\u5468\u541b\uff0c\u5584\u4e39\u9752\uff0c\u5c24\u9577\u65bc\u4eba\u7269\u3002\u6b64\u5716\u5176\u6240\u898b\u76db\u5e02\u4e10\u8005\u4e4b\u72c0\u7a2e\u7a2e\uff0c\u5404\u76e1\u5176\u614b\uff0c\u89c0\u8005\u7d55\u5012\u3002\u55df\u4e4e\uff0c\u4eca\u4e4b\u665d\u591c\u4e5e\u54c0\u4ee5\u6c42\u5bcc\u8cb4\u8005\uff0c\u5b89\u5f97\u8d77\u5468\u541b\u800c\u8c8c\u4e4b\u8036\u3002\u81e5\u96f2\u5fb5\u541b\u51fa\u793a\uff0c\u4f59\u6f2b\u984c\u5176\u5f8c\u3002\n\n\u7532\u5b50\u6b72\u5341\u6708\u5433\u9580\u9ec3\u59ec\u6c34 [\u5370] \u58eb\u96c5\u5c71\u4eba; \u53e6\u4e00\u5370\u4e0d\u8a73", "inscription_translation": "1 colophon, dated 1564, and 2 seals of Huang Jishui \u9ec3\u59ec\u6c34 (1509\u20131574):\n\nMaster Zhou Dongcun [Zhou Chen] of the Wu district was skilled at painting. He was especially skilled at figural subjects. This scroll depicts an assortment of beggars in their differing appearances in a comprehensive manner. Viewers fall completely under the [artist\u2019s] beguiling portrayals. Alas, there are those who night and day seek their fortunes, where could they find another Master Zhou to have their portraits done? The distinguished gentleman Woyun brought out the painting to show me. I casually wrote a few words on it.\n\nThe tenth month of the jiazi year [1564]. [seal] Shi ya shan ren; another seal undecipherable.", "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 3}, {"inscription": "\u662f\u518a\u51e1\u6578\u7a2e\u3002\u5176\u98e2\u5bd2\u6d41\u96e2\u75b2\u7643\u6b98\u75be\u4e4b\u72c0\uff0c\u7a2e\u7a2e\u4e4b\u7570\u3002\u89c0\u6b64\u800c\u4e0d\u60fb\u7136\u5fc3\u50b7\u8005\uff0c\u975e\u4ec1\u4eba\u4e5f\u3002\u8a08\u6b63\u5fb7\u4e19\u5b50\u9006\u747e\u4e4b\u6d41\u6bd2\u5df2\u6578\u5e74\u3002\u800c[\u6c5f]\u5f6c [\u9322] \u5be7\u8f29\u8086\u8650\u65b9\u71be\u3002\u610f\u5206\u7b26\u5256\u7af9\u8af8\u541b\uff0c\u4ea6\u9bae\u6709\u80fd\u64ab\u5b57\u5176\u6c11\u8005\u3002\u7136\u5247\u821c\u537f\u6b64\u4f5c\uff0c\u6b86\u8207\u912d\u541b \u6d41\u6c11\u5716\u540c\u610f\u3002\u5176\u6709\u88dc\u65bc\u6cbb\u9053\u8005\u4e0d\u6dfa\uff0c\u8981\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5\u58a8\u6232\u5ffd\u4e4b\u4e5f\u3002\n\n\u9577\u6d32\u5f35\u98a8\u7ffc\u984c", "inscription_translation": "1 colophon and 3 seals of Zhang Fengyi \u5f35\u98a8\u7ffc (1527\u20131613): \n\nThis album(s) contains several sets of figures. They revealed the varied condition of these vagabonds, suffering from hunger, cold, fatigue, sickness, and crippling conditions. Those who view it without feeling sympathy are not men of kind hearts. Considering the year of 1516, it was when the treacherous Liu Jin\u2019s ill-effects lingered on for several more years, and when Jiang Bin and Qian Ning were at their apogee. Even those with power and authority could hardly impart any justice to the populace at large. By this reckoning, could it be that Shunqing [Zhou Chen] painted this along the same idea as Zheng Xia\u2019s Rootless Migrants? [If so], it too could have given assistance to those ruling parties, and should not be merely deemed as worthless inkplay! \n\nInscribed by Zhang Fengyi of Changzhou.", "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 4}, {"inscription": "\u6771\u6751\u6b64\u7b46\uff0c\u84cb\u5716\u5beb\u98e2\u5bd2\u4e5e\u4e10\u4e4b\u614b\uff0c\u4ee5\u8b66\u4e16\u4fd7\u8033\u3002\u800c\u8cea\u5c71 [\u9ec3\u59ec\u6c34]\u6b32\u5176\u5beb\u660f\u591c\u4e5e\u54c0\uff0c\u800c\u9748\u589f[\u5f35\u9cf3\u7ffc]\u5247\u64ec\u4e4b\u65bc\u5b89\u4e0a\u9580\u5716\u3002\u4e8c\u541b\u4e4b\u898b\uff0c\u5176\u5404\u6709\u6240\u6307\u54c9\u3002\u6614\u5510\u516d\u5982\u6bcf\u898b\u5468\u7b46\uff0c\u8f12\u7a31\u66f0\uff1a\u5468\u5148\u751f\uff01\u84cb\u6df1\u670d\u5176\u795e\u5999\u4e4b\u4e0d\u53ef\u53ca\u3002\u82e5\u6b64\u518a\u8005\uff0c\u4fe1\u975e\u4ed6\u4eba\u53ef\u80fd\u800c\u6709\u7b26\u65bc\u516d\u5982\u4e4b\u5fc3\u4f0f\u77e3\u3002\u8c48\u6613\u5f97\u8036\u3002\u82e5\u9ec3\u3001\u5f35\u4e4b\u6307\uff0c\u5247\u53c8\u8ad6\u65bc\u756b\u4e4b\u5916\uff0c\u4e0d\u5728\u65bc\u5f62\u4f3c\u7b46\u58a8\u4e4b\u65e8\u4e5f\u3002\n\n\u842c\u6b77\u4e01\u4e11\u5341\u4e8c\u6708\u4e09\u65e5 \u8302\u82d1\u6587\u5609", "inscription_translation": "1 colophon, dated 1577, and 1 seal of Wen Jia \u6587\u5609 (1501\u20131583): \n\nThis painting by Dongcun [Zhou Chen], which portrays the beggars suffering from cold and hunger, was to alert social consciousness. By contrast, Huang Jishui demanded a further portrayal of those seeking wealth and fortune night and day; whereas Zheng Fengyi compared it to a work presented all the way to the imperial might. These two gentlemen obviously had their own opinions. [However], in the past, when Tang Yin encountered Zhen Chen\u2019s paintings, he [could not help] but exclaim: \u201cAh, Master Zhou!\u201d This was because he truly admired those paintings [by his teacher], which often attained the height of being divine and wondrous, far beyond what he himself could accomplish. As far as this album is [these albums are] concerned, it simply is not possible that any other artist could have done this in the way that caused Tang Yin\u2019s unfaltering admiration. Such an album is [albums are] truly rare! As far as Zhang and Huang are concerned, what they talked about are extrinsic to painting, and lie beyond the aim of brush and ink. \n\nThe third day, twelfth month of dingchou year of Wanli [1577].", "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 5}], "exhibitions": {"current": [{"id": 304723, "title": "Year in Review (1964)", "description": "<i>Year in Review (1964)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).", "opening_date": "1964-12-08T05:00:00"}, {"id": 309658, "title": "Portraiture: The Image of the Individual", "description": "<i>Portraiture: The Image of the Individual</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).", "opening_date": "1983-11-22T05:00:00"}, {"id": 310042, "title": "Images of the Mind", "description": "<i>Images of the Mind</i>. 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