Fragments of the Xiping Stone Classics (detail)
Attributed to Cai Yong (132–192), China, Eastern Han dynasty, 175
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
January 2, 2025 (Thu) - March 16, 2025 (Sun)
The present exhibition features stele rubbings and copybooks of famous calligraphy by renowned calligraphers. As reproductions of the original writing, these materials were used as the basis for calligraphic studies and copies by scholars of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1644 and 1616–1912 respectively). Together with the prefaces, postscripts, and seals that accompanied them, they offer valuable insights into the ways in which scholars of the time appreciated and researched these rubbings and copybooks.
This marks the 22nd joint thematic exhibition that we have held together with the Taitō City Calligraphy Museum. We hope that the works on display will allow you to experience what captivated the scholars of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
Fragments of the Xiping Stone Classics | Attributed to Cai Yong (132–192), China | Eastern Han dynasty, 175 | TB-1448 | ||||
Highlight | Stele Inscription on the Pagoda of Qianfusi Temple | By Yan Zhenqing (709–785), China | Tang dynasty, 752 | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1371 | On exhibit through February 2, 2025 | ||
Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Ding Wu Version Previously Owned by Wu Bing) | Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi (303–361), China | Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 353 | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1350 | On exhibit from February 4, 2025 | |||
Highlight | "Tie" Copybook of Wang Xizhi’s "Shiqi" | Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi (303–361), China | Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin dynasty, 4th century | Gift of Mr. Egawa Ginshū, TB-1632 | On exhibit from February 4, 2025 | ||
Calligraphy in the Style of Wang Xizhi | By Fu Shan (1607–1684), China | Qing dynasty, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1265 | On exhibit through February 2, 2025 | |||
Calligraphy in the Style of Wang Xizhi's "Sixiang" Copybook | By Bao Shichen (1775–1855), China | Qing dynasty, 19th century | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1318 | On exhibit through February 2, 2025 | |||
Highlight | Calligraphy in the Style of Old Copybooks in Standard, Running, and Cursive Scripts | By Liu Yong (1719–1804), China | Qing dynasty, 1786 | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1287 | On exhibit from February 4, 2025 | ||
Inscriptions of the "Yi Ying Bei" Stele | Hanging scroll | China | Eastern Han dynasty, 153 | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1349 | On exhibit through February 2, 2025 | ||
Highlight | Elegant Gathering in Chengnan | By Yu Zhiding (1647–1716), China | Qing dynasty, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TA-198 | On exhibit through February 2, 2025 | ||
Highlight | Stele Inscriptions of the Jin and Tang Dynasties in Small Standard Script | Original calligraphy by Wang Xizhi (303–361) and others; compiled by Shi Bangzhe (dates unknown), China | Original calligraphy: Eastern Jin–Tang dynasty, 4th–8th century; compilation: Southern Song dynasty, 12th century | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1362 | On exhibit through February 2, 2025 | ||
Highlight | The Calligraphy Album "Qunyu Tang" | Original calligraphy by Mi Fei; compiled by Han Tuozhou (1152–1207), China | Original calligraphy: Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century: compilation: Southern Song dynasty, 12th–13th century | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujirō, TB-1424 | On exhibit through February 2, 2025 | ||
Highlight | Album of Calligraphy in the Style of "Stele Inscription on the Spring at Jiucheng Palace" | Copied by Weng Fanggang (1733-1818), China | Qing dynasty, 1791 | Gift of Mr. Takashima Kikujiro, TB-1368 | On exhibit from February 4, 2025 |