Returned to lender The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.

Yang Xiong’s Prefaces to Model Statements

Calligrapher Zhao Zhiqian Chinese

Not on view

清 趙之謙 隷書楊子法言序 橫幅 紙本

Zhao Zhiqian is the only calligrapher represented in this exhibition by works in three different script types: seal, standard, and, here, clerical. This work, a transcription of writings by the Han dynasty philosopher Yang Xiong (53 B.C.–A.D. 18), demonstrates Zhao’s command of the clerical script canon, in particular the “Stele for Cao Quan,” a favorite of Epigraphic School calligraphers.

Yang Xiong’s Prefaces to Model Statements, Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese, 1829–1884), Framed horizontal scroll, ink on lined paper, China

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Yang Xiong’s Prefaces to Model Statements, Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese, 1829–1884), Framed horizontal scroll, ink on lined paper, China
Yang Xiong’s Prefaces to Model Statements, Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese, 1829–1884), Framed horizontal scroll, ink on lined paper, China
Yang Xiong’s Prefaces to Model Statements, Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese, 1829–1884), Framed horizontal scroll, ink on lined paper, China
Yang Xiong’s Prefaces to Model Statements, Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese, 1829–1884), Framed horizontal scroll, ink on lined paper, China

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.