Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu)
c. 1660–1709
Yueshan Daozong
Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709)
Chinese Art
Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu), c. 1660–1709. Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 28.6 x 64.1 cm (11 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 115.6 x 73.8 cm (45 1/2 x 29 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow 2003.353
- Maker/Artist
- Yueshan Daozong
- Classification
- Calligraphy
- Formatted Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 28.6 x 64.1 cm (11 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 115.6 x 73.8 cm (45 1/2 x 29 1/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 初/ 龍吟初夜後，虎嘯五更前 Translation: The beginning./ The dragon murmurs after sunset. The tiger roars before dawn./ New Spring/ Calligraphy by Nanyue Yueshan Inscription: 悅山 Translation: Yueshan Remark: Calligrapher's relief seal Inscription: 道宗之印 Translation: Daozong zhi yin (Seal of Daozong) Remark: Calligrapher's intaglio seal Inscription: Linji zheng zong Translation: The Orthodox school of Linji Remark: Rectangular intaglio seal indicating the orthodox school of Linji, a Chan sect established in the Tang dynasty by Yixuan (d. 867) and named after the temple in which he lived.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 2003.353
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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