"Picture of Fishing Alone on the Autumn River" is a poem on painting written by Wang Shizhen, a poet of the Qing Dynasty. It is a seven-character quatrain.
The original text is:
A coir, a straw hat, a small boat, a foot of silk fiber and an inch of hook.
One song and one bottle of wine, one person fishing alone in the river.
Translation:
Wearing a bamboo hat and a coir raincoat, he was sitting on a small boat with a one-foot-long fishing line and an inch-long fishhook.
Sing a fishing song loudly, drink a bottle of wine, and fish alone on the river in autumn.
Extended information
Creative background:
This poem was written by Wang Shizhen for "Fishing Alone on the Autumn River" at the invitation of a friend in his early years. ?
The whole poem describes a man dressed as a fisherman, fishing on the river: a coir raincoat, a bamboo hat, a canoe, and a fishing rod. The fisherman is singing and drinking. Chic is portrayed vividly. Although I catch the autumn mood of the river alone, there is inevitably a bit of desolation and loneliness hidden in my happiness.
About the author:
Wang Shizhen (September 17, 1634 - June 26, 1711), formerly known as Wang Shizhen, also known as Zizhen, also named Ruan Ting. Also known as Yuyangshanren, he was known as King Yuyang in the world, and his posthumous title was Wenjian. People from Xincheng, Shandong (now Huantai County, Shandong) often call themselves Jinan people. An outstanding poet and writer in the early Qing Dynasty.
Wang Shizhen took the lead in the poetry circle after Qian Qianyi, and together with Zhu Yizun, he was known as the "King of Southern Zhu and North". He created the theory of "Charm" in poetry theory and had a profound influence on later generations. His poems in his early years were clear and clear, but became vigorous in his middle age.
Excellent in all kinds of sports, especially the seven unique skills. Good notes include "Chibei Ou Tan", "Gu Fu Yu Ting's Miscellaneous Records", "Xiang Zu's Notes", etc. Song Luo, a calligrapher and painter of the Kangxi Dynasty, said that Wang Shizhen's calligraphy was as good as that of a Jin person. Recent people call his calligraphy "poet's book". He is erudite and fond of antiquity, and can identify calligraphy and painting, the genus of tripod and Yi, and fine gold and stone seal carving.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Picture of Fishing Alone on the Qiujiang River