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Zheng Xiaoxu, Seven-character Couplet in Xingshu — Zheng Xiaoxu, Seven-character Couplet in Xingshu
Zheng Xiaoxu, Seven-character Couplet in Xingshu

Zheng Xiaoxu, Seven-character Couplet in Xingshu

A pair of hanging scrolls featuring a seven-character couplet executed in the Xingshu (running script) calligraphic style by Zheng Xiaoxu. The work demonstrates refined brushwork and scholarly aesthetics characteristic of Chinese literati traditions.

Medium
ink on paper, pair of hanging scrolls

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Inkspiration: Chinese Paintings Online

May 27, 2025

Estimate: $42,000$60,000

Lot 829

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Zheng Xiaoxu, Seven-character Couplet in Xingshu, Zheng Xiaoxu, Seven-character Couplet in Xingshu

A pair of hanging scrolls featuring a seven-character couplet executed in the Xingshu (running script) calligraphic style by Zheng Xiaoxu. The work demonstrates refined brushwork and scholarly aesthetics characteristic of Chinese literati traditions.

Medium
ink on paper, pair of hanging scrolls
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Related themes

Poetry, Classical, Zheng Xiaoxu, Chinese Calligraphy, Hanging Scroll, Ink, Hanging Scrolls, Couplet, Xingshu, Running script, Ink on Paper, Xingshu Script