Chinese Calligraphy from the 19th and 20th Centuries
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Poem in Seal Script
By Qi Baishi (1863–1957), China, Republic period, 1948 (Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake)Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
March 18, 2025 (Tue) - May 11, 2025 (Sun)Chinese calligraphers from the latter half of the 1800s to the first half of the 1900s worked with a wide variety of styles, as seen in the works on display here. The calligraphy of this time was based on the study of copybooks or stele inscriptions, and sometimes both informed scholars’ calligraphic practice. During the Qing dynasty (1616–1912), the practice of calligraphy based on stele inscriptions―known as beixue―was held in higher regard than the traditional practice of studying copybooks.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Calligraphy in Standard Script | By Zhao Zhiqian (1829–1884), China | Qing dynasty, 1866 | Gift of Mr. Aoyama San'u, TB-1628 | |||
| Highlight | Poem in Seal Script | By Qi Baishi (1864–1957), China | Republic period, 1948 | Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake, TB-1598 | |||
| Highlight | Poem in Standard Script | By Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), China | Qing dynasty, 19th century | Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake, TB-1538 | |||
| Highlight | Four Characters in Seal Script | By Wu Changshuo (1844–1927), China | Republic period, 1912 | Gift of Dr. Hayashi Munetake, TB-1589 |