Bring the Qin, first half 17th century, Nakae Tōjū, Japanese, 1608 - 1648, 51 1/8 × 21 1/16 in. ( × cm) (image), Ink on paper, Japan, Seal script (tensho), 'Bring the Qin' 抱琴, written by Nakai with a relatively dry brush, refers to the final line of a poem by the Tang dynasty literatus Li Bai (701–762). The qin is a seven string instrument that is plucked. Li Bai’s poem, entitled 'Drinking with a Hermit in the Mountains,' reads

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