Poems
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.明 陳洪綬 行書詩翰 冊 紙本
Revered primarily as a painter of eccentric, stylized human figures, Chen Hongshou also created a rich oeuvre of calligraphy. In this album, he transcribed a set of his own poems for a close friend named Shen Yaozhang (d. 1666). The calligraphy is exemplary of the crisp elegance of his late style. Chen seems to have used a long, slender brush with a finely tapering tip to create the sharply pointed hooks and diagonal strokes. The characters are lively with a natural ease; they are expressive but never wild.
Revered primarily as a painter of eccentric, stylized human figures, Chen Hongshou also created a rich oeuvre of calligraphy. In this album, he transcribed a set of his own poems for a close friend named Shen Yaozhang (d. 1666). The calligraphy is exemplary of the crisp elegance of his late style. Chen seems to have used a long, slender brush with a finely tapering tip to create the sharply pointed hooks and diagonal strokes. The characters are lively with a natural ease; they are expressive but never wild.
Artwork Details
- 明 陳洪綬 行書詩翰 冊 紙本
- Title: Poems
- Calligrapher: Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: undated
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 12 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. (31.8 × 30.8 cm)
Album: 15 × 7 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (38.1 × 18.4 × 3.5 cm) - Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: Lent by Guanyuan Shanzhuang Collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art