Confucius Passed Away at 72

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Confucius Passed Away at 72 (仲尼夢奠帖)

Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢, 557-641), Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Ink on paper, 25.5 x 33.6 cm, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang

釋文：
仲尼夢奠，七十有二。周王九齡，俱不滿百。彭祖資以導養，樊重任性，裁過盈數，終歸寂滅。無有得停住者。未有生而不老，老而不死。形歸丘墓，神還所受，痛毒辛酸，何可熟念。善惡報應，如影隨形，必不差二。

Ouyang Xun: Confucius Died at 72