The drunken poet seated with his legs crossed, wrapped in a long robe, wearing a court official’s hat, dressed in yellow robes and with tall boots, leaning on a large green-glazed jar of rice wine
The drunken poet seated with his legs crossed, wrapped in a long robe, wearing a court official’s hat, dressed in yellow robes and with tall boots, leaning on a large green-glazed jar of rice wine
Li Bai (701-762), also called Li Po or Li-taï-pé, was acclaimed in his own day for his poetic genius, a reputation that has endured over the centuries. A somewhat romantic figure, Li Bai wrote timeless, inspirational poems about friendship, love, loss and wine. His style was innovative, yet respectful of earlier traditions. His love of wine was well known, and he is immortalized in the famous poem “Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup”, by his good friend and contemporary Du Fu.
Photography : Jérémie Beylard / Agence PHAR
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