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Bin Yujia; Wang Shouren 1472-1529 โ€” Bin Yujia, Wang Shouren, Calligraphy in Running Script
Bin Yujia; Wang Shouren 1472-1529

Bin Yujia, Wang Shouren, Calligraphy in Running Script

This fan leaf calligraphy demonstrates the refined aesthetic of Ming dynasty literati culture, with characters executed in flowing running script across gold paper that creates luminous contrast with the dark ink. The work represents the collaboration between Bin Yujia as calligrapher and Wang Shouren, the influential Neo Confucian philosopher, whose intellectual circle valued calligraphy as a direct expression of moral character and cultivated taste. The intimate fan format, a popular vehicle for scholar artists, elevates the practical object into a precious artwork that embodies the integration of philosophy, aesthetics, and personal expression central to literati values of the period.

Medium
ink on gold paper, fan leaf

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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: $180,000 โ€“ $380,000

Lot 7021

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Bin Yujia; Wang Shouren 1472-1529, Bin Yujia, Wang Shouren, Calligraphy in Running Script

This fan leaf calligraphy demonstrates the refined aesthetic of Ming dynasty literati culture, with characters executed in flowing running script across gold paper that creates luminous contrast with the dark ink. The work represents the collaboration between Bin Yujia as calligrapher and Wang Shouren, the influential Neo Confucian philosopher, whose intellectual circle valued calligraphy as a direct expression of moral character and cultivated taste. The intimate fan format, a popular vehicle for scholar artists, elevates the practical object into a precious artwork that embodies the integration of philosophy, aesthetics, and personal expression central to literati values of the period.

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

Related themes

Meditative and scholarly, Philosophical Text, Neo-Confucianism, 15th-16th Century, Running Script calligraphy, Chinese Artist, Hanging Scroll, Ming Dynasty, Ink on Paper, Brush and ink technique