Vintage (antique) Japanese Ink Calligraphy Scroll, Kakejiku, Kakemono, Wall Hanging, Zen, Kanji, Asian Meditation Art, long&wide, 194 cm

Authentic artwork
Original Japanese Scroll, Calligraphy

食饮水讀仙書 不稱渠侵今斷火 欢与梅为交常憂
I eat, drink, and read the books of the immortals, but I don't know how to break the fire, so I'm always worried about my friendship with the plums.

The style of this poem is rather ancient and elegant, with refined words and far-reaching meanings. On the whole, it expresses an attitude of living away from the world and pursuing a quiet and elegant life.

The author lived a simple and poor life with clean water as his food and an immortal book as his companion. Here, “immortal books” may refer to Taoist or Buddhist classics, implying the author's pursuit of immortality and Buddhism.
The meaning of this sentence is more complicated. The meaning of this sentence is more complicated. Literally, it means that the author does not praise the present people, nor does he infringe upon the present things, not even making fire. This may express the author's boredom with worldly life and his sense of detachment from the world.

Age: Vintage - Antique
Japanese paper, ink
Good condition, long&wide format
Signed, sealed

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