- Titles Hopes Expressed on the Qin (Proper)
- Artist Su Liupeng, Chinese, about 1814 - 1860
- Medium ink and color on silk
- Dimensions 10 1/2 in. Diam. (26.7 cm)
- Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Endowed Fund for Acquisitions and the Birmingham Asian Art Society, 1988.82.15
- Work Type fan painting
- Classification Paintings
- Signature Artist’s Seal: Zipeng (two connected squares, red characters) ??
- Marks Artist’s Seal: Zipeng (two connected squares, red characters) ??
- Inscription Artist’s Inscription (on top): I cannot sleep as the wave is tapping the sides of the boat. The luminous dew cleanses my garment. Filled with grief, my solitary boat sets out. I am united with the distant miles. In my melancholy I regard the beautiful grasses. The Qin transmits my hopes. As I strike the cords repeatedly, the moon begins to rise. All around is desolate, the river is cold and deep. Dedicated to Ailin. The third month of bingshen (1836). Zhenqin Liupeng. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????