Why is there only writing in this image?

To see some other examples of different script types in Chinese calligraphy, select one of the details below.



Regular Script
Couplet on Pond Scenery
(detail)
Emperor Xiaozong
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988 (1989.363.9)

Running Script
Quatrain on Late Spring
(detail)
Emperor Lizong
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988 (1989.363.22)


Cursive Script
Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru (detail)
Huang Tingjian
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988 (1989.363.4)

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