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Xu Youzhen 1407-1472, Zhu Yunming 1461-1527, Zhang Bi 1425-1487, Li Mengyang 1472-1529 and Various Ming Artists — 徐有貞、祝允明、張弼、李夢陽等 《明十家書翰》| Various Ming Artists, Calligraphy

Xu Youzhen 1407-1472, Zhu Yunming 1461-1527, Zhang Bi 1425-1487, Li Mengyang 1472-1529 and Various Ming Artists

徐有貞、祝允明、張弼、李夢陽等 《明十家書翰》| Various Ming Artists, Calligraphy

This album of ten leaves showcases the distinctive calligraphic styles of five prominent Ming dynasty literati artists, each demonstrating mastery of brush technique and classical training. The works are executed in ink on paper, a traditional medium that allowed these scholar officials to express both technical skill and personal artistic temperament through their individual approaches to character formation and spacing. Such calligraphic albums were highly valued in Ming intellectual circles as records of artistic achievement and as examples for study by later generations of painters and writers.

Medium
Ink on paper, album of ten leaves

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Power & Culture – Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $3,000,000$6,000,000

Lot 807

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Xu Youzhen 1407-1472, Zhu Yunming 1461-1527, Zhang Bi 1425-1487, Li Mengyang 1472-1529 and Various Ming Artists, 徐有貞、祝允明、張弼、李夢陽等 《明十家書翰》| Various Ming Artists, Calligraphy

This album of ten leaves showcases the distinctive calligraphic styles of five prominent Ming dynasty literati artists, each demonstrating mastery of brush technique and classical training. The works are executed in ink on paper, a traditional medium that allowed these scholar officials to express both technical skill and personal artistic temperament through their individual approaches to character formation and spacing. Such calligraphic albums were highly valued in Ming intellectual circles as records of artistic achievement and as examples for study by later generations of painters and writers.

Medium
Ink on paper, album of ten leaves
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Elegance, Album of letters, 15th-16th Century, Scholarly aesthetic, Calligraphy, Ming Dynasty, Personal correspondence, Chinese, Ink on Paper, Literati painting tradition