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  1. "Ode to the Pied Wagtail"
  2. Emperor Hsuan-tsung 
  3. (A.D. 712-755)
  4. T'ang Dynasty
  5. Handscroll on paper, 
  6. written in running script 
  7. calligraphy.
  8. Height          24.5cm
  9. Length        184.9cm
  10.      This  inscription 
  11. consists of 331 characters 
  12. in a total of 44 columns.  
  13. It is the only example in 
  14. the  National   Palace 
  15. Museum collection  of  a  
  16. T'ang emperor's  authentic 
  17. calligraphy.