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Xing Tong 1551-1612 โ€” Xing Tong, Calligraphy in Cursive Script
Xing Tong 1551-1612

Xing Tong, Calligraphy in Cursive Script

Xing Tong's calligraphy in cursive script demonstrates the artist's mastery of one of Chinese painting's most expressive and technically demanding forms, rendered in ink on luxurious gold paper that amplifies the gestural elegance of the brushwork. The fan leaf format, a popular luxury item among Ming dynasty literati, showcases how calligraphy served as both a refined artistic practice and a vehicle for personal expression among the educated elite. The flowing, abbreviated forms characteristic of cursive script reveal Xing Tong's deep engagement with classical tradition while maintaining an intensely individual hand.

Medium
ink on gold 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: $120,000 โ€“ $240,000

Lot 7033

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Xing Tong 1551-1612, Xing Tong, Calligraphy in Cursive Script

Xing Tong's calligraphy in cursive script demonstrates the artist's mastery of one of Chinese painting's most expressive and technically demanding forms, rendered in ink on luxurious gold paper that amplifies the gestural elegance of the brushwork. The fan leaf format, a popular luxury item among Ming dynasty literati, showcases how calligraphy served as both a refined artistic practice and a vehicle for personal expression among the educated elite. The flowing, abbreviated forms characteristic of cursive script reveal Xing Tong's deep engagement with classical tradition while maintaining an intensely individual hand.

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

Related themes

Meditative, Calligraphic Text, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th Century, Literati Art, Cursive script calligraphy, Expressive Abstraction, Chinese, Ink on Paper, Brush and ink technique