Partial copy of an inscription on an oracle bone from the Shang dynasty
Wen Fong wrote this piece of calligraphy when he was just fifteen years old. Following the training of his teacher, Li Jian, Fong copied ancient models. This inscription is from an oracle bone, one of many artifacts which were records of royal divination ceremonies scratched onto animal bones and turtle shells during the Shang dynasty (ca. 1500–1046 BCE). Fong’s signature closely follows the format and style of examples by Li on view in this gallery.
Artwork Details
- 現代 方聞 節臨甲骨文銘文 軸
- Title: Partial copy of an inscription on an oracle bone from the Shang dynasty
- Calligrapher: Wen C. Fong (1930–2018)
- Period: Republic period (1912–49)
- Date: 1945
- Culture: China
- Medium: Framed hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 36 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (93.8 × 27 cm)
Framed: 43 × 15 1/8 in. (109.2 × 38.4 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by Constance and Wen Fong Collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Wen C. Fong (1930–2018)
1942
Wen C. Fong (1930–2018)
1930s–40s
Yi Yong-u (artist name: Mungno) (Korean, 1902–1952)
probably 1940s
Chae Yongsin (artist name: Seokji) (Korean, 1850–1941)
dated by inscription to 1924
Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
Undated, 1940s
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