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Zhu Yunming 1460-1526 — Zhu Yunming, Calligrpahy in Cursive Script

Zhu Yunming 1460-1526

Zhu Yunming, Calligrpahy in Cursive Script

Zhu Yunming's calligraphy in cursive script demonstrates the fluid, expressive brushwork characteristic of Ming dynasty literati art. Created on a fan leaf with gold-flecked paper, the work showcases the artist's mastery of spontaneous, interconnected brushstrokes that define the cursive style. As a prominent calligrapher and scholar of the 15th and 16th centuries, Zhu Yunming elevated calligraphy to a primary art form valued equally with painting among the educated elite.

Medium
ink on gold-flecked paper, fan leaf

🔨 Auction Lot

Painting and Calligraphy on fans from the Xiao Wan Liu Tang Collection 扇海─小萬柳堂舊藏明清書畫扇面

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $280,000$580,000

Lot 7070

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