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Calligrapher enhances odes on war
By Zhao Dan |
December 20, 2009, Sunday
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THE cursive style of calligraphy was popular among art community during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Zhu Yunming, also known as Zhu Zhishan, was an important poet, scholar and calligrapher in Chinese culture and history, making great contribution to the development of cursive style calligraphy.
As a Suzhou native in Jiangsu Province, Zhu was listed as one of the "Four Great Southern Talents" of the Ming Dynasty, and there are many legends about his smartness and talent even today.
He was especially appreciated for the writing style he developed as he got older.
One of his masterpieces is a cursive style calligraphy work he wrote at the age of 43, named "Caoshu Qian Hou Chibi Fu," meaning "a cursive style work of the first and second odes on Chibi," which was displayed at the Shanghai Museum.
Chibi is an ancient site where a historic battle occurred in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). The odes were two pieces of well-known prose by Su Shi, a renowned poet and calligrapher in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
The most distinguished feature of the work is the powerful and unrestrained passion expressed in Zhu's strokes.
The text of the prose is celebrated for the strong emotions in the words and lines because it recalls the fierce battle, describes the beautiful expanse of the field, and sighs sentimentally about the quick passage of time since the battle.
Zhu used powerful and varied stokes to create a resonant style with the content, showing his remarkable skills in calligraphy and also a deep understanding of the author's feelings.
Through Zhu's dexterity in calligraphy, he has emphasized the feelings expressed by the author, underscored the power of his own style to evoke the intended meaning of the work, and enhanced his reputation as a great practitioner of a romantic style of cursive writing.
Zhu Yunming, also known as Zhu Zhishan, was an important poet, scholar and calligrapher in Chinese culture and history, making great contribution to the development of cursive style calligraphy.
As a Suzhou native in Jiangsu Province, Zhu was listed as one of the "Four Great Southern Talents" of the Ming Dynasty, and there are many legends about his smartness and talent even today.
He was especially appreciated for the writing style he developed as he got older.
One of his masterpieces is a cursive style calligraphy work he wrote at the age of 43, named "Caoshu Qian Hou Chibi Fu," meaning "a cursive style work of the first and second odes on Chibi," which was displayed at the Shanghai Museum.
Chibi is an ancient site where a historic battle occurred in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). The odes were two pieces of well-known prose by Su Shi, a renowned poet and calligrapher in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
The most distinguished feature of the work is the powerful and unrestrained passion expressed in Zhu's strokes.
The text of the prose is celebrated for the strong emotions in the words and lines because it recalls the fierce battle, describes the beautiful expanse of the field, and sighs sentimentally about the quick passage of time since the battle.
Zhu used powerful and varied stokes to create a resonant style with the content, showing his remarkable skills in calligraphy and also a deep understanding of the author's feelings.
Through Zhu's dexterity in calligraphy, he has emphasized the feelings expressed by the author, underscored the power of his own style to evoke the intended meaning of the work, and enhanced his reputation as a great practitioner of a romantic style of cursive writing.
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