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Weng Fanggang 1733-1818 โ€” Weng Fanggang, Calligraphy in Running Script

Weng Fanggang 1733-1818

Weng Fanggang, Calligraphy in Running Script

Weng Fanggang's calligraphy in running script, executed on a fan leaf in ink and paper, exemplifies the literati tradition of Chinese brush painting during the Qing Dynasty. The running script style, known as xingshu, demonstrates fluid and expressive brushwork that balances spontaneity with technical control, characteristic of Weng's mastery as both a scholar and accomplished calligrapher. This intimate format on a fan leaf reflects the scholar's practice of creating portable artworks for personal enjoyment and exchange among the educated elite.

Medium
ink on paper, fan leaf

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

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: $80,000 โ€“ $160,000

Lot 7082

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Weng Fanggang 1733-1818, Weng Fanggang, Calligraphy in Running Script

Weng Fanggang's calligraphy in running script, executed on a fan leaf in ink and paper, exemplifies the literati tradition of Chinese brush painting during the Qing Dynasty. The running script style, known as xingshu, demonstrates fluid and expressive brushwork that balances spontaneity with technical control, characteristic of Weng's mastery as both a scholar and accomplished calligrapher. This intimate format on a fan leaf reflects the scholar's practice of creating portable artworks for personal enjoyment and exchange among the educated elite.

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

Related themes

Calligraphic Art, Running Script calligraphy, Literary expression, Chinese Artist, Qing Dynasty, Brush technique, Classical Chinese aesthetics, 18th Century, Elegant And Refined, Ink on Paper