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吳榮光 — Wu Rongguang, Calligraphy in Running Script

吳榮光

Wu Rongguang, Calligraphy in Running Script

This hanging scroll by Wu Rongguang showcases calligraphy executed in the running script style, a fluid and semi-cursive script that lies between regular and fully cursive forms. The work demonstrates the artist's command of brush technique through dynamic brushstrokes rendered in ink on paper, a traditional medium central to Chinese literati practice. As a prominent 19th century scholar and calligrapher, Wu Rongguang's running script exemplifies the refined aesthetic values of literati culture, where calligraphic skill served as a marker of education and cultural refinement.

Medium
ink on paper, hanging scroll

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

November 19, 2024

Estimate: $20,000$40,000

Lot 9125

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吳榮光, Wu Rongguang, Calligraphy in Running Script

This hanging scroll by Wu Rongguang showcases calligraphy executed in the running script style, a fluid and semi-cursive script that lies between regular and fully cursive forms. The work demonstrates the artist's command of brush technique through dynamic brushstrokes rendered in ink on paper, a traditional medium central to Chinese literati practice. As a prominent 19th century scholar and calligrapher, Wu Rongguang's running script exemplifies the refined aesthetic values of literati culture, where calligraphic skill served as a marker of education and cultural refinement.

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

Related themes

19th Century, Running Script calligraphy, Brushwork and technique, Chinese Artist, Literary and scholarly, Traditional Chinese calligraphy, Qing Dynasty, Classical Chinese aesthetics, Elegant And Refined, Ink on Paper