Besotted by Flower Vapors 花氣薰人帖, Huang Tingjian, circa 1100

Huang tingjian originally composed the seven-character poem "besotted by flower vapors" in 1087. It is one of two poems that huang tingjian mailed to his friend wang gong (王鞏)—who had solicitously gifted flowers to huang in exchange for a poem—later in the same year. Around 1100, huang tingjian retranscribed the poem onto this work. The brushwork is done in cursive script, but it also contains elements of semi-cursive script. Date: circa 1100. Place of creation: China during the Song dynasty. Dimensions: 27.9 x 25.3 cm30.7 x 43.2 cm. Medium: ink on paper. Collection: National Palace Museum. Huang Tingjian - Seven-character Poetry