Copy of Yu Shinan’s letter to a friend (Xianxiong tie); Partial copy of the Stele of the Divine Prophecy of the Heavenly Revelation (Tian fa shenchen bei)
The lower fan is a copy of part of the Stele of the Divine Prophecy of the Heavenly Revelation from 276 CE, which is among the most distinctive examples of early Chinese calligraphy. Though the writing’s sharply pointed tips, modulated lines, and sinuous forms were considered ugly by Song-dynasty antiquarians, by Li Jian’s time the Stele had come to be widely admired for its unusually vigorous brushwork.
Artwork Details
- 現代 李健 行書虞世南賢兄帖，隷書節臨天發神讖碑 扇頁二幅
- Title: Copy of Yu Shinan’s letter to a friend (Xianxiong tie); Partial copy of the Stele of the Divine Prophecy of the Heavenly Revelation (Tian fa shenchen bei)
- 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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Li Jian (Chinese, 1747–1799)
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Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
Calligraphy undated, 1940s; painting dated 1943
Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
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Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
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Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
a) undated, b) dated 1945
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