Painting Text translation

[Dfridge]

Would anyone please be able to translate the text on this painting where it isn't cut off?

Thanks so much for your help.

 

[Tomsima]

its a section of the most famous calligraphy work in Chinese history, the Lanting jixu, 'The Orchid Pavilion Collection (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantingji_Xu)

 

The section in your picture is from near the end, and reads

 

故列敘時人，錄其所述；	Hence, we record the people presented here today and their works;
雖世殊事異，	Even though time and circumstances will be different,
所以興懷，其致一也。	the feelings expressed will remain unchanged.
後之覽者，亦將有感於斯文。	The future readers shall also empathize the same by reading this poems collection.

[889]

Looks like a section from a 八破画.

[Dfridge]

Thank you very much for your reply! That’s really interesting to hear.
I’m wondering whether the stamp-like elements on the left in the background have something to do with the work as well (if they’re not too difficult to see).

[889]

Seals like those are normally added over the years by collectors: they help trace the provenance.

 

Sometimes collectors also add comments of appreciation, so a painting might be mounted with strips at the top and sides containing additional writings.

 

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