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Dong Qichang — Later Red Cliff Ode in Running Script 行書《後赤壁賦》
Dong Qichang

Later Red Cliff Ode in Running Script 行書《後赤壁賦》

This monumental set of ten hanging scrolls presents Dong Qichang's transcription of Su Shi's celebrated "Later Red Cliff Ode" in fluid running script rendered in ink on lustrous satin. The supple, silvery ground of the satin lends a luminous quality to the brushwork, allowing the ink's tonal variations—from deep, saturated blacks to pale, gossamer strokes—to resonate with particular elegance. Dong Qichang's calligraphy embodies his lifelong synthesis of classical models, balancing structural tension and effortless spontaneity across the expansive sequence of scrolls.

Medium
ink on satin, a set of ten hanging scrolls

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Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

April 27, 2022

Estimate: $1,000,000$2,000,000

Lot 2544

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Dong Qichang, Later Red Cliff Ode in Running Script 行書《後赤壁賦》

This monumental set of ten hanging scrolls presents Dong Qichang's transcription of Su Shi's celebrated "Later Red Cliff Ode" in fluid running script rendered in ink on lustrous satin. The supple, silvery ground of the satin lends a luminous quality to the brushwork, allowing the ink's tonal variations—from deep, saturated blacks to pale, gossamer strokes—to resonate with particular elegance. Dong Qichang's calligraphy embodies his lifelong synthesis of classical models, balancing structural tension and effortless spontaneity across the expansive sequence of scrolls.

Medium
ink on satin, a set of ten hanging scrolls
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Poetry, Monochrome, Old Master, Serene, Male Artist, Calligraphy, Ink On Satin, Classical, Chinese Artist, Hanging Scroll, Landscape, Ming Dynasty, Hanging Scrolls, Meditative Mood, Literary Subject, Monochromatic, Running script, Chinese, Figurative

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