Transcription of Three of Cao Tang’s “Smaller Wandering Immortal Poems”
Da Chongguang was among a group of late seventeenth-century calligraphers who excelled at the performative art of large-scale calligraphy in the hanging scroll format. Such calligraphy was often written in group settings that encouraged panache in both performance and calligraphic form. Here, Da Chongguang transcribes three ancient poems in thick, dark ink on a large piece of satin, using strategic imbalances and variant forms of characters to add individual flair to his performance.
Artwork Details
- 清 笪重光 行書小逰仙辭 軸
- Title: Transcription of Three of Cao Tang’s “Smaller Wandering Immortal Poems”
- Artist: Da Chongguang (Chinese, 1623–1692)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1686
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on satin
- Dimensions: Image: 82 5/8 × 38 3/8 in. (209.9 × 97.5 cm)
Overall with mounting: 10 ft. 7 3/8 in. × 47 1/4 in. (323.5 × 120 cm)
Overall with knobs: 10 ft. 7 3/8 in. × 51 5/8 in. (323.5 × 131.1 cm) - Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: Gift of Matthew J. Edlund, 2021
- Object Number: 2021.362
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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