清 惲壽平 臨藏帖三種 扇頁|After Three Rubbings

Yun Shouping

dated 1680 · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper · Asian Art

Yun Shouping's normal writing style derives from the Tang master Chu Suiliang (596–658). In this fan, however, Yun copied texts by three other early masters preserved in stone rubbings. From right to left the texts are: Classic of the Yellow Court, attributed to Wang Xizhi (303?–361?); Xuanjing bei by Zhang Sizhi (dates unknown); and the Zhengzuo tie by Yan Zhenqing (709–785). In each case, Yun's graceful hand softens the distinguishing marks of the originals; the writing is naturally his own.

Artist

Yun Shouping

Date

dated 1680

Medium

Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988