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Biografías de Lian Po y Lin Xiangru

Calligrapher Huang Tingjian Chinese
ca. 1095
Not on view
Huang Tingjian, poeta, calígrafo y adepto del budismo Zen, creía que la caligrafía debía ser «una imagen de la mente», un gesto espontáneo que expresara la personalidad de su autor. Este rollo horizontal, obra maestra de la escritura cursiva, contiene más de mil doscientos caracteres y en él se relata la rivalidad entre dos altos funcionarios: Lian Po, un distinguido general, y Lin Xiangru, un hábil estratega. La transcripción de Huang termina abruptamente con las palabras de Lin: «Cuando dos tigres luchan, uno debe perecer. Actúo así porque antepongo el futuro de nuestra patria a las rencillas personales». Leída en el contexto de las luchas internas por el poder durante la dinastía Song, la transcripción de Huang es una potente crítica al partidismo que fue causa de su propio destierro en 1094.

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Object Information
  • 北宋　黃庭堅　草書廉頗藺相如傳　卷
  • Título: Biografías de Lian Po y Lin Xiangru
  • Artista: Huang Tingjian, chino, 1045–1105
  • Periodo: Dinastía Song
  • Fecha: ca. 1095
  • Material: Rollo horizontal; tinta sobre papel
  • Dimensiones: 32,5 x 1822,4 cm
  • Crédito: Legado de John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
  • Número de inventario: 1989.363.4
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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