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Shitao 1642-1707 โ€” Shitao, Calligraphy in Regular Script

Shitao 1642-1707

Shitao, Calligraphy in Regular Script

Shitao's calligraphy in regular script demonstrates the disciplined brush control and structural precision characteristic of this classical Chinese script style. Created on a fan leaf in ink on paper, the work exemplifies the literati tradition where calligraphy functioned as a primary means of artistic and personal expression. As a prominent monk painter and theorist of the Qing dynasty, Shitao's calligraphic works reveal his synthesis of Buddhist philosophy with scholarly aesthetics.

Medium
ink on paper, fan leaf

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

Painting and Calligraphy on fans from the Xiao Wan Liu Tang Collection ๆ‰‡ๆตทโ”€ๅฐ่ฌๆŸณๅ ‚่ˆŠ่—ๆ˜Žๆธ…ๆ›ธ็•ซๆ‰‡้ข

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $200,000 โ€“ $400,000

Lot 7075

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Shitao 1642-1707, Shitao, Calligraphy in Regular Script

Shitao's calligraphy in regular script demonstrates the disciplined brush control and structural precision characteristic of this classical Chinese script style. Created on a fan leaf in ink on paper, the work exemplifies the literati tradition where calligraphy functioned as a primary means of artistic and personal expression. As a prominent monk painter and theorist of the Qing dynasty, Shitao's calligraphic works reveal his synthesis of Buddhist philosophy with scholarly aesthetics.

Medium
ink on paper, fan leaf
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Philosophical subject matter, Fan Leaf, Monochrome, Contemplative, Literati Tradition, Minimalist, Calligraphy, Chinese Artist, Artistic Character, Qing Dynasty, Hanging scroll format, Chan Buddhism influence, Regular Script, Regular Script calligraphy, 17th Century, Chinese, Ink on Paper, Seventeenth Century

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