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Zhu Yunming 1460-1526 — 祝允明  草書《元宵大雪無燈詩十首》| Zhu Yunming, CALLIGRAPHY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT

Zhu Yunming 1460-1526

祝允明  草書《元宵大雪無燈詩十首》| Zhu Yunming, CALLIGRAPHY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT

Zhu Yunming, a renowned Ming dynasty scholar and calligrapher, executed this handscroll in cursive script (caoshu), a form demanding exceptional skill and artistic vision. The work showcases ten poems composed during a snowfall on the Lantern Festival, demonstrating the integration of literary content with virtuosic brushwork that characterizes literati culture of the period. Zhu's fluid, expressive strokes on ink and paper exemplify the cursive script's characteristic spontaneity and the calligrapher's command of spacing, rhythm, and gestural intensity.

Medium
ink on paper, handscroll

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Power & Culture – Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $1,000,000$2,000,000

Lot 839

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Zhu Yunming 1460-1526, 祝允明  草書《元宵大雪無燈詩十首》| Zhu Yunming, CALLIGRAPHY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT

Zhu Yunming, a renowned Ming dynasty scholar and calligrapher, executed this handscroll in cursive script (caoshu), a form demanding exceptional skill and artistic vision. The work showcases ten poems composed during a snowfall on the Lantern Festival, demonstrating the integration of literary content with virtuosic brushwork that characterizes literati culture of the period. Zhu's fluid, expressive strokes on ink and paper exemplify the cursive script's characteristic spontaneity and the calligrapher's command of spacing, rhythm, and gestural intensity.

Medium
ink on paper, handscroll
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Scroll Format, Chinese Artist, Classical Chinese literature, Ming Dynasty, Meditative and lyrical, Brush technique, Poetry and landscape, Scholarly aesthetics, Cursive script calligraphy, Ink on Paper

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