
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Power & Culture – Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection
October 16, 2024
Estimate: $1,000,000 – $2,000,000
Lot 839
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