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Yi Bingshou

dated 1814 · Album of eight leaves; ink on paper · Asian Art

After earning his jinshi degree in the civil-service examinations in 1779, Yi Bingshou served as governor of Huizhou and Yangzhou. He is best known for his distinctive calligraphy in seal, clerical, and regular scripts, but he also dabbled in painting. In this album Yi carefully modulated his brushline and used the calligraphic effects of dry and wet ink to render landscapes in the styles of earlier masters. The style of his weighty strokes points in the direction taken later in the nineteenth century by Wu Dacheng (1835–1902) and He Weipu (1844–1925).

Artist

Yi Bingshou

Date

dated 1814

Medium

Album of eight leaves; ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986