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Zhu Yunming 1460-1526 โ€” Zhu Yunming, Calligrpahy in Cursive Script

Zhu Yunming 1460-1526

Zhu Yunming, Calligrpahy in Cursive Script

Zhu Yunming's calligraphy in cursive script demonstrates the fluid, expressive brushwork characteristic of Ming dynasty literati art. Created on a fan leaf with gold-flecked paper, the work showcases the artist's mastery of spontaneous, interconnected brushstrokes that define the cursive style. As a prominent calligrapher and scholar of the 15th and 16th centuries, Zhu Yunming elevated calligraphy to a primary art form valued equally with painting among the educated elite.

Medium
ink on gold-flecked 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: $280,000 โ€“ $580,000

Lot 7070

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Zhu Yunming 1460-1526, Zhu Yunming, Calligrpahy in Cursive Script

Zhu Yunming's calligraphy in cursive script demonstrates the fluid, expressive brushwork characteristic of Ming dynasty literati art. Created on a fan leaf with gold-flecked paper, the work showcases the artist's mastery of spontaneous, interconnected brushstrokes that define the cursive style. As a prominent calligrapher and scholar of the 15th and 16th centuries, Zhu Yunming elevated calligraphy to a primary art form valued equally with painting among the educated elite.

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

Related themes

Expressive Brushwork, Calligraphy, Ming Dynasty, Cursive Script, Elegant, 16th Century, Scroll, Literary Art, Chinese, Ink on Paper

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