Shi Yunyu (1756-1837), Cursive Script Calligraphy, Ink on Paper

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Shi Yunyu (1756-1837), Cursive Script Calligraphy, Ink on Paper


Catalog Number: 592

79×46cm

Starting Price: RMB 16,000


Understanding the Text: As for Zhong Yao's masterful clerical script and Zhang Zhi's holy cursive script, these are examples of specialization in a single style, leading to unparalleled excellence. Bo Ying's work lacks authenticity, with its strokes and dots in disarray; Yuan Chang's work is not cursive, lacking the freedom and boldness of brushstrokes. From then on, those who could not excel in both styles fell short, a consequence of not specializing. Although seal script, clerical script, cursive script, and official script have diverse applications and achieve great beauty, each has its own suitability. Seal script values elegance and clarity, clerical script seeks precision and density, cursive script prizes fluidity and expressiveness, and official script aims for neatness and practicality. A stone containing jade.