Title
Calligraphy by Song Xiang
Creator
Year/Period
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 170 x 325 cm
Accession No.
1992-00819
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Dr and Mrs Ho Kok Hoe
Song Xiang completed this 12-panelled calligraphy with vigorously rendered but elegant cao shu. The composition and the swiftness of the calligraphy, which consists of the opening passages of Wenxin Diaolong matches the flow of the essay, which was heralded as the first literary critique ever written. Its size makes the calligraphy a rare piece, for most calligraphy are confined to limited numbers of panels.Cao shu, a cursive script, is a style of Chinese calligraphy featuring simplified structure and connected strokes.
