明/清 王鐸 書札 冊頁|Letter

Wang Duo

Date unknown · Album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper · Asian Art

明/清  王鐸  書札  冊頁|Letter — Wang Duo

This letter, written in Wang Duo's middle age, shows him still practicing the model style of Wang Xizhi (303–361). Wang's brush moves at different speeds, often slowing down to change direction and giving his well-articulated characters a sense of restrained energy that also recalls the writing of Mi Fu (1052–1107). The text describes Wang's impressions of an opera to a friend who was a composer.

Artist
Wang Duo
Date
Date unknown
Medium
Album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper
Culture
China
Department
Asian Art
Credit line
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988

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