ren　聯

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

A long piece of paper or board the same length as *zenshi 全紙 (approx. 135 cm) but one quarter its width of 66cm, approx. 16.5 cm. A ren is derived from the name given to a two line stanza (unit) called risshi 律詩, an eight line Chinese poem of the Tang dynasty. This type of Chinese poetry couplet has each line written on a separate ren sheet (or board). A set of two ren is then hung symmetrically on pillars inside a house for decoration.

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