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Zhang Bi — Calligraphy in Cursive Script 草書絕句兩首
Zhang Bi

Calligraphy in Cursive Script 草書絕句兩首

A hanging scroll featuring calligraphy in cursive script style, presenting two quatrain poems rendered in the spontaneous and expressive brushwork characteristic of this demanding script form. Demonstrates virtuosic control of the brush.

Medium
ink on paper, hanging scroll
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

April 27, 2022

Estimate: $280,000 – $560,000

Lot 2533

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Zhang Bi, Calligraphy in Cursive Script 草書絕句兩首

A hanging scroll featuring calligraphy in cursive script style, presenting two quatrain poems rendered in the spontaneous and expressive brushwork characteristic of this demanding script form. Demonstrates virtuosic control of the brush.

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

Related themes

Poetry, Brush Mastery, Classical, Traditional, Chinese Calligraphy, Hanging Scroll, Cursive Script, Spontaneous Expression, Ink on Paper, Literati