Couplet
Chiang I-han was a polymath who studied classical Chinese painting, calligraphy, and Euro-American modern art. In this couplet, Chiang employs a daringly off kilter clerical script to express the following admonition:
Cultivate the upright qi of heaven and earth;
Emulate the perfected sages of past and present.
養天地正氣，
法古今完人。
Cultivate the upright qi of heaven and earth;
Emulate the perfected sages of past and present.
養天地正氣，
法古今完人。
Artwork Details
- Title:Couplet
- Artist:I-han Chiang (Chinese, 1926–2018)
- Date:1998
- Culture:China
- Medium:Pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
- Dimensions:Image (each): 58 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (149.2 × 44.5 cm)
Overall with mounting (each): 93 1/8 × 20 1/4 in. (236.5 × 51.4 cm) - Classification:Calligraphy
- Object Number:2025.798.2a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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I-han Chiang (Chinese, 1926–2018)
1998
Yi Yong-u (artist name: Mungno) (Korean, 1902–1952)
probably 1940s
Chae Yongsin (artist name: Seokji) (Korean, 1850–1941)
dated by inscription to 1924
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1966
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dated 1989
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