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Tu Long (active second half of 16th century) โ€” Tu Long, Poems in Cursive Script

Tu Long (active second half of 16th century)

Tu Long, Poems in Cursive Script

Tu Long's "Poems in Cursive Script" exemplifies the virtuosity of late Ming calligraphy through its fluid, expressive brushwork rendered in the cursive script style. The work demonstrates the artist's mastery of spontaneous yet controlled gesture, where individual characters flow into one another with dynamic energy across the paper surface. As a handscroll format, the piece invites intimate viewing and reveals the progression of Tu Long's hand as it moves through successive compositions of poetry and calligraphy.

Medium
ink on paper, handscroll

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

Power & Culture โ€“ Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $300,000 โ€“ $600,000

Lot 816

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Tu Long (active second half of 16th century), Tu Long, Poems in Cursive Script

Tu Long's "Poems in Cursive Script" exemplifies the virtuosity of late Ming calligraphy through its fluid, expressive brushwork rendered in the cursive script style. The work demonstrates the artist's mastery of spontaneous yet controlled gesture, where individual characters flow into one another with dynamic energy across the paper surface. As a handscroll format, the piece invites intimate viewing and reveals the progression of Tu Long's hand as it moves through successive compositions of poetry and calligraphy.

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

Related themes

Handscroll or album leaf, Poetry and literature, Expressive Brushwork, Chinese Artist, Ming Dynasty, Meditative and contemplative, Scholarly aesthetics, 16th Century, Cursive script calligraphy, Ink on Paper