Partial transcription of the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Lanting xu); Partial copy of Mi Fu’s Stele on Master Tianyi Yihuai (Tianyi Huai chanshi bei)
Li Jian drew most of his calligraphic models from the “Stele School” (Beixue), which sought inspiration from early monuments of carved stone or cast bronze with inscriptions often written by unknown artists. He recognized the importance, however, of the “Model Letters School” (Tiexue), which focused on brush-written calligraphy by celebrated artists. Of these works, none was more famous or essential than the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion by Wang Xizhi, who was known as the “calligraphy sage.” The upper fan here is a copy of the opening section.
Artwork Details
- 現代 李健 行書節錄王羲之蘭亭序，行書節臨米芾天衣懷禪師碑 扇頁二幅
- Title: Partial transcription of the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering (Lanting xu); Partial copy of Mi Fu’s Stele on Master Tianyi Yihuai (Tianyi Huai chanshi bei)
- Artist: Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
- Date: Undated
- 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)
1793
Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
Undated, 1940s
Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
Calligraphy undated, 1940s; painting dated 1943
Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
Undated, 1940s
Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
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