<p class="ql-block">北宋 米芾 行书多景楼诗册</p><p class="ql-block">米芾（1051-1107），字元章，号海岳外史等。祖居山西太原，后迁居湖北襄阳，定居江苏镇江。工书画、精鉴别。其书集古出新，名列“宋四家”之一。此册系登临镇江北固山甘露寺多景楼所作题诗，为其传世大字杰作。</p><p class="ql-block">Poem on Duo Jing Lou</p><p class="ql-block">Mi Fu (1051-1107)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Album leaves</p><p class="ql-block">Northern Song (960-1127)</p><p class="ql-block">Mi Fu (1051-1107) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Yuanzhang and hao (literary name) Haiyue Waishi. His ancestral home was in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. He later moved to Xiangyang, Hubei province and settled in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province. Mi Fu was adept in painting and calligraphy, as well as art authentication. As one of the "Four Masters of Song," he learned from various traditions and developed his own style. He wrote this poem when he visited the Duo Jing Lou (Duojing Pavilion) in Ganlu Temple on Mountain Beigu in Zhenjiang.</p><p class="ql-block">This work is a masterpiece written by Mi Fu in large characters.</p> <p class="ql-block">南宋 魏了翁 行书文向帖卷</p><p class="ql-block">魏了翁（1178-1237），字华父，号鹤山，邛州蒲江县人。庆元五年（1199）进士，官至签书枢密院事。工书，擅篆、隶、行、草。此系其致赵范信札，论及内外军政诸事，用笔自然淳厚，书于宝庆元年（1225），时年四十八岁。</p><p class="ql-block">沈同樾捐赠。</p><p class="ql-block">Wen Xiang Tie</p><p class="ql-block">Wei Liaoweng (1178-1237)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Handscroll</p><p class="ql-block">Southern Song (1127-1279), dated 1225</p><p class="ql-block">Wei Liaoweng (1178-1237) is also known by his zi (designated name) Huafu and hao (literary name) Heshan. A native to Pujiang county in iongzhou, he became a jinshi (a candidate passing the palace civil-examination) in the fifth year (1199) of the Qingyuan era, and served in the Bureau of Military Affairs. Wei was skilled in seal, clerical, running, and cursive scripts. This work is a letter to Zhao Fan that discussed goverment and military affairs, written with smooth brushstrokes in an unaffected style. The calligrapher wrote this letter at the age of 48 in the first year (1225) of the Baoqing era.</p><p class="ql-block">Gift of Shen Tongyue</p> <p class="ql-block">北宋 苏轼 楷书祭黄幾道文卷</p><p class="ql-block">苏轼（1037-1101），字子瞻，号东坡居士，眉州眉山（今四川眉州）人。北宋文学家、工书画，书法位居“宋四家”之一。此卷楷书是苏轼与其弟苏辙联名哀悼好友黄好谦的祭文，书于元祐二年（1087），作者时年五十一岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Eulogy for Huang Jidao Su Shi (1037-1101)</p><p class="ql-block">Regular script</p><p class="ql-block">Handscroll</p><p class="ql-block">Northern Song (960-1127), dated 1087</p><p class="ql-block">Su Shi (1037-1101), native to Meishan of Meizhou (nowadays Meizhou, Sichuan province), was also known by his zi (designated name) Zizhan and his hao (literary name) Dongpo Jushi. He was a renowned writer, calligrapher, and painter in the Northem Song dynasty. As a calligrapher, he was one of the "Four Masters of Song." This eulogy was written by Su Shi and his younger brother Su Zhe in memory of their friend Huang Haoqian. The scroll was calligraphed in the second year</p><p class="ql-block">(1087) of the Yuanyou era when Su Shi was 51.</p> <p class="ql-block">东晋 王羲之 草书上虞帖卷</p><p class="ql-block">王羲之（303-361），字逸少，琅琊临沂人，后移居绍兴。官右军将军，人称“王右军”。其书博采众长，创立行、草新风。此系其致友人书札，为唐代摹本，笔致清劲，姿态妍丽，有章草余韵。</p><p class="ql-block">Shang Yu Tie</p><p class="ql-block">Wang Xizhi (303-361)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Handscroll</p><p class="ql-block">Eastern Jin (317-420)</p><p class="ql-block">Wang Xizhi (303-361), also known by his zi (designated name) Yishao, was a native of Linyi in Langya. He later moved to Shaoxing. Serving as the General of Youjun, Wang was also called "Wang Youjun." Wang Xizhi absorbed the expertise of many master calligraphers and had a profound learning of various scripts of calligraphy. He pioneered new trends in running and cursive scripts. This scroll is Wang Xizhi's letter to his friend. Although this work is a copy made in the Tang dynasty, it shows the forceful brushstrokes and elegant structures with a remaining influence from the early cursive .</p> <p class="ql-block">唐怀素 草书苦笋帖卷</p><p class="ql-block">怀素（737-799），俗姓钱，法名藏真。</p><p class="ql-block">长沙人。工狂草，与张旭并创“狂草”，人称“颠张醉素”。此系其致友人短札。用笔圆转灵动，自然古淡，深得二玉风致。是迄今传世怀素作品中唯一没有争议的真迹。</p><p class="ql-block">Ku Sun Tie</p><p class="ql-block">Huaisu (737-799)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Handscroll</p><p class="ql-block">Tang (618-907)</p><p class="ql-block">Huaisu (737-799), a native of Changsha, whose original family name was Qian, had a monastic name Cangzhen. He created the kuangcao (wild cursive) script along with Zhang Xu. A term "Crazy Zhang and Drunken Su" was coined to describe their bold and unrestrained style in calligraphy. This work is a note Huaisu wrote to his friend. The brushstrokes are rounded and lively, exuding a natural simplicity and archaic elegance that exemplifies the style of the two Wangs (Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi). Among all surviving works attributed to this Tang dynasty calligrapher, this is the only one that is universally recognized as an undisputed authentic piece by Huaisu.</p> <p class="ql-block">元 冯子振 行书虹月楼记卷</p><p class="ql-block">冯子报（1257-1337后），字子报，号海粟，湖南攸县人。官集贤院待制。工行书，维承宋人尚意书风。此系其自书《赠朱君壁诗井序》一文，笔力道劲。作于泰定四年（1327），时年七十一岁。朱玉，字君壁，工绘画。</p><p class="ql-block">刘靖基捐赠。</p><p class="ql-block">Record of Hong Yue Lou</p><p class="ql-block">Feng Zizhen (1257-after 1337)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Handscroll</p><p class="ql-block">Yuan (1271-1368), dated 1327</p><p class="ql-block">Feng Zizhen (1257- after 1337) is also known by his zi (designated name) Zizhen and hao (literary name) Haisu. Native to You county in Hunan province, he worked as a literary consultant in the Jixiam Hall in the court. He was adept in running script and inherited the Song dynasty calligruphy that valued expressive aesthetics. This work is his Poem with Preface for Zhu Jmbi, written with firm and strong brushstrokes. Zhu Yu, also known by his zi Jumbi, was adepi in painting. This scroll was written in the fourth (1327) year of the Taiding era when Feng Zizhen was 71.</p><p class="ql-block">Gift of Liu Jingji</p> <p class="ql-block">元 赵孟頫 行书手札册</p><p class="ql-block">赵孟啊（1254—1322），字子昂，母松智通人，臭兴（今浙江湖州）人。宋太祖十一世孙。</p><p class="ql-block">宜姆林学士承旨，则魏园公，道号“文敏”。工书，各体昏能，开一代书风。此系其致菜友费换辰、吴璀等人信札合册，为中年至晚你所节。</p><p class="ql-block">Letters</p><p class="ql-block">Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Album leaves</p><p class="ql-block">Yuan (1271-1368)</p><p class="ql-block">Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) is also known by his zi (dessignated name) Zi any, hao (literary name) Songue Daoren. A native ID Wuxing (nowadays Huzhou, Zhejiang province), he was the 11° generation desoradant of Zao Kungyin, Emperor Taizu of Song. He was a hantin scbolar (the emperor's literary refine) in the Yuan dymsty court, and was confered as the Dake of Wel He obtained the posthumous name "Wenin," which was w honorous nume for the scholars. Adept in calligraphy, he was</p><p class="ql-block">skilled in all scripts and led a profoundly influential treod in the</p><p class="ql-block">an of calligraphy. This album is a collection of his letters to his friends and relatives including Fei Gongchen and Wu Guan These latters were written during his middle to later ycars.</p> <p class="ql-block">元 赵孟頫 行书手札册</p><p class="ql-block">赵孟啊（1254—1322），字子昂，母松智通人，臭兴（今浙江湖州）人。宋太祖十一世孙。</p><p class="ql-block">宜姆林学士承旨，则魏园公，道号“文敏”。工书，各体昏能，开一代书风。此系其致菜友费换辰、吴璀等人信札合册，为中年至晚你所节。</p><p class="ql-block">Letters</p><p class="ql-block">Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Album leaves</p><p class="ql-block">Yuan (1271-1368)</p><p class="ql-block">Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) is also known by his zi (dessignated name) Zi any, hao (literary name) Songue Daoren. A native ID Wuxing (nowadays Huzhou, Zhejiang province), he was the 11° generation desoradant of Zao Kungyin, Emperor Taizu of Song. He was a hantin scbolar (the emperor's literary refine) in the Yuan dymsty court, and was confered as the Dake of Wel He obtained the posthumous name "Wenin," which was w honorous nume for the scholars. Adept in calligraphy, he was</p><p class="ql-block">skilled in all scripts and led a profoundly influential treod in the</p><p class="ql-block">an of calligraphy. This album is a collection of his letters to his friends and relatives including Fei Gongchen and Wu Guan These latters were written during his middle to later ycars.</p> <p class="ql-block">元 赵孟頫 行书手札册</p><p class="ql-block">赵孟啊（1254—1322），字子昂，母松智通人，臭兴（今浙江湖州）人。宋太祖十一世孙。</p><p class="ql-block">宜姆林学士承旨，则魏园公，道号“文敏”。工书，各体昏能，开一代书风。此系其致菜友费换辰、吴璀等人信札合册，为中年至晚你所节。</p><p class="ql-block">Letters</p><p class="ql-block">Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Album leaves</p><p class="ql-block">Yuan (1271-1368)</p><p class="ql-block">Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) is also known by his zi (dessignated name) Zi any, hao (literary name) Songue Daoren. A native ID Wuxing (nowadays Huzhou, Zhejiang province), he was the 11° generation desoradant of Zao Kungyin, Emperor Taizu of Song. He was a hantin scbolar (the emperor's literary refine) in the Yuan dymsty court, and was confered as the Dake of Wel He obtained the posthumous name "Wenin," which was w honorous nume for the scholars. Adept in calligraphy, he was</p><p class="ql-block">skilled in all scripts and led a profoundly influential treod in the</p><p class="ql-block">an of calligraphy. This album is a collection of his letters to his friends and relatives including Fei Gongchen and Wu Guan These latters were written during his middle to later ycars.</p> <p class="ql-block">明宋克 草书唐宋人诗卷</p><p class="ql-block">米克（1327-1387），字仲温，号南官生，江苏吴县人。官凤翔同知。“北郭十友”之一。</p><p class="ql-block">工小楷，擅章草。此系访友人徐彦明时所书，杂录唐宋诗歌数首，用笔爽健，圆劲自如。书于至正二十年（1360），时年三十四岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Tang and Song Poems</p><p class="ql-block">Song Ke (1327-1387)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Handscroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644), dated 1360</p><p class="ql-block">Song Ke (1327-1387) is also known by his zi (designated name) Zhongwen and hao (literary name) Nangongsheng, native to Wu county in Jiangsu province. One of the "Ten Friends of Beiguo," he was adept in small regular script and early cursive . Song Ke wrote this work during a visit to his friend Xu Yanming, transcribing poems from the Tang and Song dynasties. The characters are characterized by firm and swift brushstrokes in a fluid style. Song Ke wrote this work at the age of 34 in the 20th year (1360) of the Zhizheng era.</p> <p class="ql-block">明 刘珏 草书七言诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">刘珏（1410-1472），字廷美，号完庵，长洲（今江苏苏州）人。正统三年（1438）举人，官至山西按察佥事。壇书画，楷、行师赵孟頫与李邕。此录明杨基《雪中再登黄鹤楼》，用笔劲峭灵动。书于成化二年（1466），吋年五十七岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Hepta-syllable poem</p><p class="ql-block">Liu Jue (1410-1472)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644), dated 1466</p><p class="ql-block">Liu Jue (1410-1472) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Tingmei and hao (literary name) Wan'an, native to Changzhou (nowadays Suzhou in Jiangsu province). A juren (a successful candidate of provincial civil-examination) in the third year (1438) of the Zhengtong era, Liu became an official in Shanxi province.</p><p class="ql-block">Adept in painting and calligraphy, he learned regular and running scripts from styles of Zhao Mengfu and Li Yong. This work is a transcription of the poem Revisiting Huanghe Pavilion on a Snowy Day by the Ming dynasty poct Yang Ji. The brushstrokes are dynamic with sharp tums. The calligrapher wrote the work at the age of 57 in the second year (1466) of the Chenghua reign.</p> <p class="ql-block">明 文徵明 行书寿华君序轴</p><p class="ql-block">文徵明（1470-1559），初名壁，字徵仲，号衡山，长洲（今江苏苏州）人。工书，各体皆能，尤长于小楷。此系自书《寿华君序》，华君即华麟祥，华云父。行笔苍润，秀雅清俊。书于嘉靖十年（1531），时年六十二岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Celebrating the Birthday of Hua Qixiang</p><p class="ql-block">Wen Zhengming (1470-1559)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644), dated 1531</p><p class="ql-block">Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), originally named Bi, is also known by his zi (designated name) Zhengzhong and hao (literary name) Hengshan, a native of Changzhou (nowadays Suzhou, Jiangsu province). He was adept in all scripts, especially skilled in small regular . This prose by the artist himself was written to celebrate the birthday of Hua Linxiang, father of Hua Yun. The work employs wet ink and elegant brushstrokes. Wen Zhengming wrote it at the age of 62 in the tenth year (1531) of the Jiajing cra.</p> <p class="ql-block">明 陈献章 草书七言绝句轴</p><p class="ql-block">陈献章（1428-1500），字公甫，号白沙子，广东新会人。明代心学奠基者。正统十二年（1447）举人，授翰林院检讨。工书，擅行、草，尤以束茅书著名。此系自书所作七绝，用笔豪放纵逸，结体奇横开张。</p><p class="ql-block">Hepta-syllable quatrain</p><p class="ql-block">Chen Xianzhang (1428-1500)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644)</p><p class="ql-block">Chen Xianzhang (1428-1500), native to Xinhui in Guangdong, is also known by his zi (designated name) Gongfu and hao (literary name) Baishazi. He was a founder of the Neo-Confucianism that developed in the Ming dynasty. A juren (a successful candidate of the provincial civil-examination) in the 12*h year (144T) of the Zhengtong reign, Chen was appointed as an official in Hanlin Academy (a govemmental institution of higher learning). Adept in calligraphy, he was especially skilled in running and cursive scripts and renowned for writing with thatch brushes. This work is a quatrain by himself, rendered with expressive brushstrokes in boldly expansive structures.</p> <p class="ql-block">明 张弼 草书送吴仲玉诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">张弼（1425-1487），字汝弼，号东海，华亭（今上海奉贤）人。成化二年（1466）进土，官江西南安知府。工书，草书尤佳，师张旭、怀素，有“颠张复出”之誉。此系其《送陕西吴副仲玉守备洮岷诗》，用笔虚和，流转妍秀。</p><p class="ql-block">Poem for Wu Zhongyu</p><p class="ql-block">Zhang Bi (1425-1487)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644)</p><p class="ql-block">Zhang Bi (1425-1487) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Rubi and hao (literary name) Donghai, native to Huating (nowadays Fengxian district, Shanghai). A jinshi (a successful candidate of palace civil-examination) in the second year (1466) of the Chenghua reign, he served as the Govemor of Nan'an in Jiangxi. Adept in calligraphy, he was especially skilled in cursive . Zhang Bi learned his style from Zhang Xu and Huaisu and was renowned as the "Zhang Xu Rebor." This poem for Wu Zhongyu was written with exquisite and smooth brushstrokes.</p> <p class="ql-block">明 陈淳 草书岑参诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">陈淳（1483-1544），字道复，号白阳，长洲（今江苏苏州）人。书学米带，文徵明弟子。与祝允明、文徽明、王宠人称“吴门书派四家”。书录唐代岑参《和贾至舍人早朝大明官》，用笔遒劲，气势磅硎。</p><p class="ql-block">Poems by Cen Shen Chen Chun (1483-1544)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644)</p><p class="ql-block">Chen Chun (1483-1544) is also known by his zi (designated name) Daofu and hao (literary name) Baiyang, native to Changzhou (nowadays Suzhou, Jiangsu province). A student of Wen Zhengming, he also learned the calligraphic styles of Mi Fu. Chen Chun, Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhengming, and Wang Chong were collectively called "Four Master Calligraphers of the Wu School." This work, a transcription of a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Cen Shen, was rendered with firm and strong brushstrokes with a tremendous momentum.</p> <p class="ql-block">清 郑簠 隶书浣溪沙词轴</p><p class="ql-block">郑簠（1622-1693），字汝器，号谷口，江苏上元（今南京）人。秉承家学，以行医为业，终身未仕。檀隶书，早年学来珏，后搜集古刻碑拓，取法汉碑三十余年。书于康熙二十七年（1688），时年六十七岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Ci-poem Huan Xi Sha Zheng Fu (1622-1693)</p><p class="ql-block">Clerical script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911), dated 1688</p><p class="ql-block">Zheng Fu (1622-1693) is also known by his zi (designated name) Rugi and hao (literary name) Gukou, native to Shangyuan (nowadays Nanjing), Jiangsu province. Continuing his family tradition, Zheng made a living as a doctor and never led an official career. Adept in clerical script, he learned from Song Jue in his carly years. Later, he collected and studied rubbings of ancient steles and Icamed from Han dynasty stcle rubbings for over 30 years. The work was written in the 27h year (1688) of the Kangxi reign when Zheng Fu was 67</p> <p class="ql-block">清 金农 隶书节录黄庭坚</p><p class="ql-block">与宋子茂书轴</p><p class="ql-block">金农（1687-1763），字寿门，号冬心先生等。浙江仁和（今杭州）人，高居扬州。擅诗文，工书画，村篆刻，富收藏，笃好金石碑版，为“扬州八译”之一。此轴用笔圆厚爽利，活泼纵肆，气息与简 书合。</p><p class="ql-block">钱镜塘捐赠。</p><p class="ql-block">Excerpt from Huang Tingjian's letter to Song Zimao</p><p class="ql-block">Jin Nong (1687-1763)</p><p class="ql-block">Clerical script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911)</p><p class="ql-block">Jin Nong (1687-1763) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Shoumen and hao (literary name) Dongxin Xiansheng. He was a native of Renhe (nowadays Hangzhou), Zhejiang province, but later moved to Yangzhou. Adept in painting, calligraphy, and scal carving. Jin Nong had a big collection of art and was particularly interested in ancient steles and inscription rubbings. He was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou." This calligraphy was written with round and clear brushstrokes, exuding a dynamic style, similar to that of writings on ancient bamboo and wood slips.</p><p class="ql-block">Gift of Qian Jingtang</p> <p class="ql-block">清 张照 行书临王廙帖轴</p><p class="ql-block">张照（1691—1745），字得天，号泾南，华亭（今上海松江）人。康熙四十八年（1709）进士，任刑部尚书等，谥文敏。擅书画、诗文，书学董其昌，上溯颜真卿、米芾，书风適美苍秀。</p><p class="ql-block">较之原帖，“信”字后脱四字。</p><p class="ql-block">Imitation of Wangyi Tie</p><p class="ql-block">Zhang Zhao (1691-1745)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911)</p><p class="ql-block">Zhang Zhao (1691-1745) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Detian, hao (literary name) Jingnan, and posthumous title Wenmin, native to Huating (nowadays Songjiang, Shanghai). A jinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 48t year</p><p class="ql-block">(1709) of the Kangxi reign, he served on several positions, including the Minister of Justice. Adept in painting, calligraphy, and poetry, Zhang Zhao learned his style from Dong Qichang, as well as earlier calligraphers such as Yan Zhenging and Mi Fu. His calligraphy showcases a strong and elegant style. Compared to the original work, this work lacks four characters after the character "I".</p> <p class="ql-block">清刘墉 行书苏轼游汤泉诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">刘城（1719-1805），字崇如，号石庵，山东诸城人。乾隆十六年（1751）进士，官至体仁阁大学士，加太子太保，谥文清。请代帖学书法家代表之一。此轴录东坡游庐山汤泉时与僧人唱和所作绝句，书法体丰骨劲，浑厚敦实。</p><p class="ql-block">Su Shi's Poem on the Tour to Tangquan Liu Yong (1719-1805)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing （1644-1911）</p><p class="ql-block">Liu Yong (1719-180S) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Chongru and hao (literary name) Shi an, native to Zhucheng.</p><p class="ql-block">Shandong province. A jinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 16th year (1751) of the Qianlong reign, he was once the Grand Secretariat. Liu was a representative calligrapher focusing on model calligraphy study. This calligraphy is a transcription of Su Shi's poem responding to a monk in a trip to Tangquan in Mountain Lu. The work is characterized by rich ink with firm structures</p> <p class="ql-block">清 王文治 行书黄庭坚帖轴</p><p class="ql-block">王文治（1730-1802），字禹卿，号梦楼，江苏丹徒人。乾隆二十五年（1760）探花。书学笪重光、董其昌，上溯赵孟頫、玉義之，中年后又习张即之。此轴节录黄庭坚《跋自所书与宗室景道》，用墨淡润而神采奕奕。</p><p class="ql-block">Calligraphy after Huang Tingjian</p><p class="ql-block">Wang Wenzhi (1730-1802)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911)</p><p class="ql-block">Wang Wenzhi (1730-1802) is also known by his zi (designated name) Yuging and hao (literary name) Menglou, native to Dantu, Jiangsu province. He obtained tanhua (the third place) in the imperial examination in the 25m year (1760) of the Qianlong reign. Wang leared calligraphy styles from Da Chongguang and Dong Qichang, as well as earlier masters Zhao Mengfu and Wang Xizhi. ARer his middle age, he started to leam from Zhang Jizhi.</p><p class="ql-block">This work is an excerpt of an essay by Huang Tingjian, exccuted with light and wet ink in an attractive appeal.</p> <p class="ql-block">清 翁方纲 行书七言诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">翁方纲（1733-1818），字正三，号覃溪，北京大兴人。工书，精鉴藏，擅金石考据。其书取法欧、皮，谨守法度，力肖古人。此轴用笔含蓄圆厚，结体严谨匀称，时见跳荡之姿。</p><p class="ql-block">书于嘉庆六年（1801），时年六十九岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Septa-syllable poem</p><p class="ql-block">Weng Fanggang (1733-1818)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911), dated 1801</p><p class="ql-block">Weng Fanggang (1733-1818) is also known by his zi (designated name) Zhengsan and hao (literary name) Tanxi, native to Daxing in Beijing. He was a skilled calligrapher and also connoisseur of epigraphs and inscriptions on antiquities. Weng learned his style from Ouyang Xun and Yu Shinan, strictly following the rules of old calligraphy masters. This scroll showcases gentle and firm brushstrokes in balanced structures with occasional lively movements. It was calligraphed in the sixth year 1801) of the Jiaqing reign when Weng was 69.</p> <p class="ql-block">清朱耷 行书宋人旧闻等册</p><p class="ql-block">朱耷（1626-1705），原名统签，号雪个、八大山人，江西南昌人。此册书录《宋人旧闻》、《寄答庐陵赵年翁品砚》，并节临王羲之《兰亭序》、褚遂良《雁塔圣教序》等。书于康熙三十二年（1693），时年六十八岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Anecdotes of the Song Dynasty and other writings</p><p class="ql-block">Zhu Da (1626-1705)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Album leaves</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911), dated 1693</p><p class="ql-block">Zhu Da (1626-1705), originally named Tongquan, is also known by his hao (literary name) Xuege and Bada Shanren, native to Nanchang, Jiangxi province. This work includes Anecdotes of the Song Dynasty, Responding to Zhao Nianweng's Comments on the Inkstone, and excerpts from Wang Xizhi's Lanting Xu and Chu Suiliang's Yanta Shengjiao Xu. He wrote the work at the age of 68 in the 32nd year (1693) of the Kangxi reign.</p> <p class="ql-block">清 郑燮 行书与宾谷等论文卷</p><p class="ql-block">郑燮（1693-1765），字克柔，号板桥，兴化（今属江苏泰州）人。“扬州八怪”之一。擅书法，自创“六分半书”。此卷信笔挥酒，书于乾隆十三年（1748），时年五十六岁。“宾谷”为江昱（1706 1775），“手九”为江 （1709 1786）。</p><p class="ql-block">On Literary Writing with Bingu and Yujiu Zheng Xie (1693-1765)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Handscroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911), dated 1748</p><p class="ql-block">Zheng Xie (1693-1765), a native of Xinghua (nowadays in Taizhou, Jiangsu province), is also known by his zi (designated name) Kerou and hao (literary name) Banqiao. Adept in calligraphy, he was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" and established his distinctive style in between clerical and regular scripts. This scroll is rendered with unrestrained and fluid brushstrokes. This work was calligraphed in the 13th year (1748)</p><p class="ql-block">of the Qianlong reign when the artist was 56. Bingu is Jiang Yu</p><p class="ql-block">(1706-1775) while Yujiu refers to Jiang Xun (1709-1786).</p> <p class="ql-block">明张瑞图 行书般若波罗蜜多心经轴</p><p class="ql-block">张瑞图（1570-1644），字长公，号白毫庵主，福建晋江人。万历三十五年（1607）进士，官礼部尚书。工书画，笔法奇逸，于钟、王外，独辟蹊径。此作用笔苍厚，沉着古茂。书于天启七年（1627），吋年五十八岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Prajhapäramita-hrdaya Sutra</p><p class="ql-block">Zhang Ruitu (1570-1644)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644), dated 1627</p><p class="ql-block">Zhang Ruitu (1570-1644) is also known by his zi (designated name) Changgong and hao (literary name) Baihao Anzhu, native to Jinjiang, Fujian province. A jinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 35th ycar (1607) of the Wanli reign, he served as the Minister of Rites. Adept in painting and calligraphy, he developed an eccentric style different from those of Wang Xizhi and Zhong Yao. This work employs firm and steady brushstrokes. Zhang wrote this scroll at the age of 58 in the seventh ycar (1627) of the Tianqi reign.</p> <p class="ql-block">明 米万锺 行书王勃诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">米万锺（1570-1628），字仲诏，号友石，陕西人。米芾后商。万历二十三年（1595）进士，官江西按察使。行草得米芾之家法，与董其昌齐名，时有“南董北米”之誉。此书王勃《郊园即事》，笔法圆融，温润清秀。</p><p class="ql-block">Wang Bo's Poem</p><p class="ql-block">Mi Wanzhong (1570-1628)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644)</p><p class="ql-block">Mi Wanzhong (1570-1628) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Zhongzhao and hao (literary name) Youshi, native to Shaanxi provinoc He was a descendant of Mi Fu. Ajinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 23rd year 1595) of the Wanli reign, Mi Wanzhong served as Anchashi (Chief Judicial Officer) in Jiangxi. He inherited Mi Fu's style in running and cursive scripts, and enjoyed an equal reputation with Dong Oichang, as seen in the tenn "Dong of the South, Mi of the North" showcasing the two calligraphers' comparable artistic achievements. This calligraphy is a transcription of a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Wang Bo, rendered with round and gentle brushstrokes</p> <p class="ql-block">清傅山 草书杜甫诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">傅山1607-1684），初名卵臣，字青竹，后改字青主，号真山，山西太原人。明末消初著名思想家、书法家、医学家。明亡后，退隐山林，潜心学术与书画。此轴书杜甫《陪郑广文游何将军山林十首》之一。</p><p class="ql-block">Poem by Du Fu</p><p class="ql-block">Fu Shan (1607-1684)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911)</p><p class="ql-block">Fu Shan (1607-1684), originally named Dingchen, is also known by his zi (designated name) Oingzhu and hao (literary name) Zhenshan, native to Taiyuan, Shanxi province. He was a calligrapher, philosopher, and medical expert. After the Ming dynasty collapsed, he led a reclusive life and focused on studies, painting, and calligraphy. This scroll is a transcription of a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu.</p> <p class="ql-block">明 董其昌 行书临颜真卿裴将军诗卷</p><p class="ql-block">董其昌（1555-1636），字玄宰，号香光居士，华亭（今上海松江）人。万历十七年（1589）进士，官南京礼部尚书，谥文敏。撞书，工正、行、草。此卷用笔沉厚，苍劲浑古。书于崇祯三年（1630），时年七十六岁，为其大字代表作。</p><p class="ql-block">Imitation of Yan Zhenging's Poem of General Pei</p><p class="ql-block">Dong Qichang (1555-1636)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644), dated 1630</p><p class="ql-block">Dong Qichang (ISS5-1630), a native of Huating (nowadays Songjiang, Shanghai), is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Xuanzai, his hao literary name) Xiangguang Jushi, and posthumous title Wenmin. A jinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 17% year 1589) of the Wanli reign, he screed as the Minister of Rites in Nanjing. Dong Qichang was adept in regular, running, and cursive scripts. This work employed firm and vigorous brushstroke, showcasing an archaic taste. He wrote this work at the age of 76 in the third year (1630) of the Chongzhen reign. It is regarded as the representative large script work of Dong Qichang</p> <p class="ql-block">明 董其昌 行书临颜真卿裴将军诗卷</p><p class="ql-block">董其昌（1555-1636），字玄宰，号香光居士，华亭（今上海松江）人。万历十七年（1589）进士，官南京礼部尚书，谥文敏。撞书，工正、行、草。此卷用笔沉厚，苍劲浑古。书于崇祯三年（1630），时年七十六岁，为其大字代表作。</p><p class="ql-block">Imitation of Yan Zhenging's Poem of General Pei</p><p class="ql-block">Dong Qichang (1555-1636)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644), dated 1630</p><p class="ql-block">Dong Qichang (ISS5-1630), a native of Huating (nowadays Songjiang, Shanghai), is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Xuanzai, his hao literary name) Xiangguang Jushi, and posthumous title Wenmin. A jinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 17% year 1589) of the Wanli reign, he screed as the Minister of Rites in Nanjing. Dong Qichang was adept in regular, running, and cursive scripts. This work employed firm and vigorous brushstroke, showcasing an archaic taste. He wrote this work at the age of 76 in the third year (1630) of the Chongzhen reign. It is regarded as the representative large script work of Dong Qichang</p> <p class="ql-block">明 董其昌 行书临颜真卿裴将军诗卷</p><p class="ql-block">董其昌（1555-1636），字玄宰，号香光居士，华亭（今上海松江）人。万历十七年（1589）进士，官南京礼部尚书，谥文敏。撞书，工正、行、草。此卷用笔沉厚，苍劲浑古。书于崇祯三年（1630），时年七十六岁，为其大字代表作。</p><p class="ql-block">Imitation of Yan Zhenging's Poem of General Pei</p><p class="ql-block">Dong Qichang (1555-1636)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Ming (1368-1644), dated 1630</p><p class="ql-block">Dong Qichang (ISS5-1630), a native of Huating (nowadays Songjiang, Shanghai), is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Xuanzai, his hao literary name) Xiangguang Jushi, and posthumous title Wenmin. A jinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 17% year 1589) of the Wanli reign, he screed as the Minister of Rites in Nanjing. Dong Qichang was adept in regular, running, and cursive scripts. This work employed firm and vigorous brushstroke, showcasing an archaic taste. He wrote this work at the age of 76 in the third year (1630) of the Chongzhen reign. It is regarded as the representative large script work of Dong Qichang</p> <p class="ql-block">清 梁同书 行书论谷神一章轴</p><p class="ql-block">梁同书（1723-1815），字元颖，号山舟等，钱塘（今浙江杭州）人，大学士梁诗正之子。乾隆十七年（1752）进士，授翰林院侍讲。工书，与刘墉、翁方纲、王文治齐名。此轴用笔纯熟，结字饱满。书于乾隆六十年（1795），时年七十三岁。</p><p class="ql-block">One chapter of Lun Gu Shen Liang Tongshu (1723-1815)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911), dated 1795</p><p class="ql-block">Liang Tongshu (1723-1815) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Yuanying and hao (literary name) Shanzhou, native to Qiantang (Hangzhou, Zhejiang province). He was the son of the Grand Secretariat Liang Shizheng A jinshi (a successful candidate of imperial civil-examination) in the 17h year (17S2) of the Qianlong reign, he was responsible for writing and editing works in Hanlin Academy (the Imperial Academy). Liang was skilled in calligraphy and enjoyed reputation on par with Liu Yong, Weng Fanggang, and Wang Wenzhi.</p><p class="ql-block">This scroll illustrate Liang's skilled use of brush and ink to write well-formed characters. The calligrapher wrote the work at the age of 73 in the 60 year (1795) of the Qianlong reign.</p> <p class="ql-block">清 黄易 隶书临石门颂轴</p><p class="ql-block">黄易（1744-1802），字大易，号小松，浙江仁和（今杭州）人。官山东济宁同知。工诗文，擅金石考据，精篆刻，为“西冷八家”之一。此轴并无《石门颂》原碑苍劲舒展之感，而以方整端庄、温润丰厚的面貌呈现，系其意临之作。</p><p class="ql-block">Copy of Shimen Song</p><p class="ql-block">Huang Yi (1744-1802)</p><p class="ql-block">Clerical script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing （1644-1911）</p><p class="ql-block">Huang Yi (1744-1802) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Dayi and hao (literary name) Xiaosong, native to Renhe (Hangzhou), Zhejiang province. He was the Deputy Govemor of Jining in Shandong. Adept in poetry and literature, he excelled in epigraphy and seal carving. Huang was one of the "Eight Masters of Xilin" This scroll does not present the vigorous brushstrokes and bold structures of the original Shimen Song. Instead, it features gentle brushstrokes and balanced structures with a refined appeal, indicating that the calligrapher drew inspiration from the original work other than simply copying the appearance</p> <p class="ql-block">清 黄易 隶书临石门颂轴</p><p class="ql-block">黄易（1744-1802），字大易，号小松，浙江仁和（今杭州）人。官山东济宁同知。工诗文，擅金石考据，精篆刻，为“西冷八家”之一。此轴并无《石门颂》原碑苍劲舒展之感，而以方整端庄、温润丰厚的面貌呈现，系其意临之作。</p><p class="ql-block">Copy of Shimen Song</p><p class="ql-block">Huang Yi (1744-1802)</p><p class="ql-block">Clerical script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing （1644-1911）</p><p class="ql-block">Huang Yi (1744-1802) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Dayi and hao (literary name) Xiaosong, native to Renhe (Hangzhou), Zhejiang province. He was the Deputy Govemor of Jining in Shandong. Adept in poetry and literature, he excelled in epigraphy and seal carving. Huang was one of the "Eight Masters of Xilin" This scroll does not present the vigorous brushstrokes and bold structures of the original Shimen Song. Instead, it features gentle brushstrokes and balanced structures with a refined appeal, indicating that the calligrapher drew inspiration from the original work other than simply copying the appearance </p> <p class="ql-block">清伊秉绶 隶书七言联</p><p class="ql-block">伊秉绶（1754-1815），字组似，号墨卿，福建宁化人。乾隆五十四年（1789） 进士，官扬州知府等。诗、书、画、印皆擅。此联用笔简练，结体饱满。书于嘉庆十八年（1813），时年六十岁。上款“砺堂制府”，为蒋攸钴（1766 1830）。</p><p class="ql-block">吴诗铭、吴诗锦、吴诗鑑、吴诗 捐赠。</p><p class="ql-block">Hepta-syllable couplet</p><p class="ql-block">Yi Bingshou (1754-1815)</p><p class="ql-block">Clerical script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scrolls</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911), dated 1813</p><p class="ql-block">Yi Bingshou (1754-1815) is also known by his zi (designated name)</p><p class="ql-block">Zusi and hao (literary name) Moging, native to Ninghua, Fujian province. A jinshi (a successful candidate passing the imperial civil-service examination) in the 54t year (1789) of the Qianlong reign, he served as the Governor of Yangzhou. Yi Bingshou was adept in poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal engraving. This work showcases full-formed characters rendered with simplified brushstrokes. Yin wrote this work at the age of 60 in the 18t year (1813) of the Jinging reign. The couplet was written for Jiang Youxian (1766-1830).</p><p class="ql-block">Gift of Wu Shiming, Wu Shijin, Wu Shijian, and Wu Shiping</p> <p class="ql-block">清沈曾植 行书王维诗轴</p><p class="ql-block">沈曾植（1850-1922），字子培，号寐，浙江嘉兴人。光绪六年（1880） 进士，官至安徽布政史。檀书，碑、帖并治，用笔杂糅汉隶、章草、北碑。此轴录唐王维《终南山》，体势飞动朴茂。书于一九二二年，时年七十三岁。</p><p class="ql-block">沈慈护、劳綝捐赠。</p><p class="ql-block">Poem by Wang Wel</p><p class="ql-block">Shen Zengzhi (1850-1922)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">1922</p><p class="ql-block">Shen Zengzhi (1850-1922), is also known by his zi (designated name) Zipei and hao (literary name) Meisou, native to Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. A jinshi (a successfulcandidate passing the imperial civil-service examination) in the sixth year (1880) of the Guangxu reign, he served as the Administration Commissioner in Anhui. Shen was adept in calligraphy and studied both model and stele calligraphy. He combined the styles of the Han dynasty clerical script, early cursive script, and Northem stele inscription. This calligraphy is a transcription of the poem Mountain Zhongnan by the Tang dynasty poet Wang Wei, rendered with rich and dynamic brushstrokes. He wrote this work in 1922 at the age of 73.</p><p class="ql-block">Gift of Shen Cihu, Lao Chen </p> <p class="ql-block">清康有为 草书节录焦氏易林轴</p><p class="ql-block">康有为（1858 1927），字广厦，号长素，广东南海人，人称“康南海”。晚清重要政治家、思想家、教育家。推崇汉魏六朝碑学，工书，著有《广艺舟双楫》。此作节录西汉集延寿《易林》，笔法跳越，气势开张。</p><p class="ql-block">Excerpt from Jiao Yanshou's Yilin</p><p class="ql-block">Kang Youwei (1858-1927)</p><p class="ql-block">Cursive script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">Qing (1644-1911)</p><p class="ql-block">Kang Youwei （1858-1927）， is also known by his zi</p><p class="ql-block">(designated name) Guangsha and later hao (literary name)</p><p class="ql-block">Changsu. A native of Nanhai in Guangdong, he was also called "Kang Nanhai." Kang was a prominent statesman, philosopher, and educator. Adept in calligraphy, he advocated the study of steles from the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties. He was the author of Guang Yizhou Shuangji. This is an excerpt from Jiao Yanshou's Yilin of the Westem Han dynasty, written with dynamic brushstrokes in an expansive momentum.</p> <p class="ql-block">清 吴昌硕 篆书临石鼓文轴</p><p class="ql-block">吴昌硕（1844-1927），初名俊，改俊卿，字昌硕，号缶庐，七十后以字行，安吉（今属浙江）人，寓居上海。西冷印社首任社长。擅书画，精篆刻。此轴临《石鼓文》第一鼓，笔势苍劲雄浑。书于一九一七年，时年七十四岁。</p><p class="ql-block">Imitation of stone drum inscription</p><p class="ql-block">Wu Changshuo (1844-1927)</p><p class="ql-block">Seal script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">1917</p><p class="ql-block">Wu Changshuo (1844 1927), originally named Jun, later changed his name to Junging. He is also known by his hao (literary name) Foulu. He used his zi (designated name) Changshuo for literary activities after he was 70. Native to Anji (nowadays in Zhejiang province), he later settled in Shanghai. Wu was the first president of the Xiling Seal Engraving Society, an important academic socicty for studying ancient stele, scal, and engraving. This scroll transcribes the inscription on the first of the 12 stone drums from the pre-Oin period. The characters were executed with strong and vigorous brushstrokes. Wu Changshuo wrote this work in 1917 at the age of 74.</p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:18px;">清 杨守敬 行书王维诗轴</span></p><p class="ql-block">杨守敬（1839-1915），字惺吾，号邻苏老人，湖北宜都人。同治元年（1862）举人，地理学家、金石学家。工书，诸体兼普，碑帖并重，师法汉唐魏碑。此轴录唐王维《辋川闲居赠裴秀才迪》，为其晚年佳作。</p><p class="ql-block">Poem by Wang Wei</p><p class="ql-block">Yang Shoujing (1839-1915)</p><p class="ql-block">Running script</p><p class="ql-block">Hanging scroll</p><p class="ql-block">@ing (1644-1911)</p><p class="ql-block">Yang Shoujing (1839-1915), is also known by his zi (designated name) Xingwu and later hao (literary name) Lingsu Laoren,</p><p class="ql-block">native to Yidu, Hubei province. A juren (a successful candidate passing the provincial civil-imperial examination) in the first year (1862) of the Tongzhi reign, he was a geographer and epigrapher. Yang excelled in all scripts and studied both model and stele calligraphy, especially the inscriptions of the Han,</p><p class="ql-block">Tang, and Wei steles. This calligraphy transcribes Wang Wei's</p><p class="ql-block">A Poem for Pei Di. This is a masterpiece in his later years.</p>