Leaving the Capital (去國帖)
Xin Qiji (辛棄疾, 1140–1207), Song Dynasty (960–1279)
Album leaf, ink on paper, 33.5 x 21.5 cm, The Palace Museum, Beijing
Xin Qiji: Leaving the Capital
釋文：弃疾自秋初去國，倏忽見冬，詹詠之誠，朝夕不替。第缘驅馳到官，即專意督捕，日從事於兵車羽檄間，坐是倥傯，略亡少暇。起居之問，缺然不講，非敢懈怠，當蒙情亮也。指吳會雲間，未龜合并。心旌所向，坐以神馳。右謹具呈。宣教郎新除秘閣修撰，權江南西路提點刑獄公事，辛弃疾劄子。