Chinese Calligraphy: Modern Calligraphy: Focusing on Fan-shapes and Hanging-scroll Pairs
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Octave in Seven-character Phrases in Running-cursive Script, By Wu Yun, Qing dynasty, 19th century (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
March 6, 2018 (Tue) - April 22, 2018 (Sun)In addition to the traditional copybook school of calligraphic studies, a new method known as the stele school evolved for studying rubbings of antiquities, such as bronzes and stone monuments. As a result, during the end of the 19th to the early 20th century, modern Chinese calligraphy saw the development of an unprecedentedly wide variety of styles, deriving from the copybook school, the stele school, or a combination of both. This exhibition features a variety of modern Chinese calligraphy, with particular focus on elegant pairs of hanging scrolls and fan-shaped pieces that were widely produced.
Current exhibit includes:
Octave in Seven-character Phrases in Running-cursive Script, By Wu Yun, Qing dynasty, 19th century (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake)
Poem of Five-character Phrases in Running Script, By Wang Kaiyun, Republic period, dated 1914 (Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujiro)
Octave in Seven-character Phrases in Running Script, By Wang Zhen, Qing dynasty?Republic period, 19th?20th century (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake)
Couplet of Seven-character Phrases in Running Script, By Shen Shuyong, Qing dynasty, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Aoyama San'u)
Couplet of Seven-character Phrases in Regular Script, By Li Wentian, Qing dynasty, dated 1895 (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake)
Couplet of Seven-character Phrases in Running Script, By Yang Borun, Qing dynasty, dated 1899 (Gift of Mr. Aoyama San'u)