Poems dedicated to Shen Shiyou
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.清 王鐸 草書贈沈石友詩 卷 絹本
Wang Duo reveled in the accidental effects of saturation, particularly on satin, where the ink would absorb into the weave in strange and compelling ways. Throughout this long handscroll, at the points where Wang paused to reload his brush, the ink bleeds and pools, in some cases nearly obscuring the character he has written. Compare this to the supremely controlled application of ink by Dong Qichang. These two men represent opposite ends of the aesthetic spectrum of seventeenth-century calligraphy, from rough eccentricity of Wang Duo to elegant control of Dong Qichang.
Wang Duo reveled in the accidental effects of saturation, particularly on satin, where the ink would absorb into the weave in strange and compelling ways. Throughout this long handscroll, at the points where Wang paused to reload his brush, the ink bleeds and pools, in some cases nearly obscuring the character he has written. Compare this to the supremely controlled application of ink by Dong Qichang. These two men represent opposite ends of the aesthetic spectrum of seventeenth-century calligraphy, from rough eccentricity of Wang Duo to elegant control of Dong Qichang.
Artwork Details
- 清 王鐸 草書贈沈石友詩 卷 絹本
- Title: Poems dedicated to Shen Shiyou
- Calligrapher: Wang Duo (Chinese, 1592–1652)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1650
- Culture: China
- Medium: Handscroll; ink on satin
- Dimensions: Image: 10 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 6 in. (26.7 × 381 cm)
Image (colophon): 10 3/4 × 12 in. (27.3 × 30.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 12 3/8 in. × 22 ft. 1 in. × 2 3/8 in. (31.4 × 673.1 × 6 cm) - Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: Lent by Guanyuan Shanzhuang Collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art