Partial copy of the Stele in the Confucius Temple in the Lu State (Lu Kongzi miao bei); Partial copy of Mi Fu’s imitation of the Inscription on Burying a Crane (Yihe ming) and of Mi Fu’s letter on acquiring an inkstone
One important lesson that Li Jian wished to impart to his student Wen Fong was the layered and cumulative nature of Chinese calligraphy history, in which generation after generation learned from those who came before them. The lower fan here features Li Jian’s rendition of a copy by the distinguished Northern Song calligrapher Mi Fu of the Inscription on Burying a Crane, a mysterious sixth-century work that was rediscovered in Mi’s lifetime.
Artwork Details
- 現代 李健楷書節錄魯孔子廟碑，行書節臨米芾仿瘗鶴銘及尺牘 扇頁二幅
- Title: Partial copy of the Stele in the Confucius Temple in the Lu State (Lu Kongzi miao bei); Partial copy of Mi Fu’s imitation of the Inscription on Burying a Crane (Yihe ming) and of Mi Fu’s letter on acquiring an inkstone
- Artist: Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
- Date: Undated, 1940s
- Culture: China
- Medium: Two folding fans mounted on an album leaf; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Overall with mounting (closed): 13 3/8 × 25 1/4 in. (34 × 64.1 cm)
Overall with mounting (open): 26 11/16 × 25 1/4 in. (67.8 × 64.1 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by Constance and Wen Fong Collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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