
Wang Duo 1592-1652, Gui Changshi 1573-1644 and Anonymous
Wang Duo, Gui Changshi and Anonymous, Calligraphy in Regular Script
This collaborative album of eighteen leaves showcases the refined calligraphic practices of three skilled hands working in regular script, a formal style that demands precise brush control and compositional balance. Wang Duo and Gui Changshi, both prominent literati figures of the late Ming and early Qing periods, contributed their distinctive approaches to character formation and spatial arrangement, while the anonymous third contributor remains part of the work's historical complexity. Created in ink on paper, the album represents the elite cultural practice of shared artistic creation among educated gentlemen, where multiple calligraphers would contribute to a single work to demonstrate their technical mastery and scholarly refinement.
- Medium
- ink on paper, album of eighteen leaves
- Spotted At
- Auction House ยท Sotheby's
๐จ Auction Lot
Power & Culture โ Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection
October 16, 2024
Estimate: $1,000,000 โ $2,000,000
Lot 833
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