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Retreat on an Autumn Day, in Cursive Script
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This masterwork of calligraphy by Zhu Yunming from Suzhou combines two poems by the artist in cursive script style, characterized by its uninhibited, swift, and intuitive brushwork, so powerful that it here dissolved characters into dots or lines. Written from right to left and top to bottom and alternating in light dry to deep saturated ink, single characters may take a whole column or extend into the next one. Following the movement of the brush, they seem to dance over the paper.
| Artist / Maker | Zhu Yunming |
|---|---|
| Date | dated 1523 |
| Culture / Origin | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) |
| Medium | Handscroll; ink on paper |
| Dimensions | height: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.); Calligraphy section: 514.2 cm (202 7/16 in.); Roll: 34.6 x 8.3 cm (13 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.) |
| Department | Chinese Art |
| Type | Calligraphy |
About the Artist
Chinese calligrapher, 1460-1527 Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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