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孫星衍 — Sun Xingyan, Calligraphy in Seal Script

孫星衍

Sun Xingyan, Calligraphy in Seal Script

This set of four hanging scrolls showcases Sun Xingyan's mastery of seal script, one of the earliest and most prestigious forms of Chinese calligraphy. Executed in ink on paper, the work demonstrates the artist's scholarly expertise and refined brushwork characteristic of Qing dynasty literati culture. Sun Xingyan, a noted epigrapher and calligrapher, employed seal script to convey both technical virtuosity and intellectual refinement through the elegant, compact forms of this ancient script style.

Medium
ink on paper, a set of four hanging scrolls

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Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

November 19, 2024

Estimate: $20,000$40,000

Lot 9123

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孫星衍, Sun Xingyan, Calligraphy in Seal Script

This set of four hanging scrolls showcases Sun Xingyan's mastery of seal script, one of the earliest and most prestigious forms of Chinese calligraphy. Executed in ink on paper, the work demonstrates the artist's scholarly expertise and refined brushwork characteristic of Qing dynasty literati culture. Sun Xingyan, a noted epigrapher and calligrapher, employed seal script to convey both technical virtuosity and intellectual refinement through the elegant, compact forms of this ancient script style.

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

Related themes

Seal Script calligraphy, Contemplative Mood, Chinese Artist, Scholarly Tradition, Qing Dynasty, Classical Chinese calligraphy, Traditional characters, Formal and monumental, Archaic aesthetic, Ink on Paper