Artist: Gu Yingxiang
Date: 1400
Size: 30 x 56 cm
Technique: Paper
Sanwu Mo Miao was originally collected by the prominent litterateur Wang Shizhen and was recorded in his Dianzhou Shi Bu Gao (Four Manuscripts of Dianzhou). Initially a two-volume handscroll which contains a total of 36 calligraphic works from Suzhou and nearby Wuzhong area, the piece has been converted into two albums after years of circulation. Some of the calligraphic works were scattered. The first volume is currently in the collection of the Art Museum, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, while the second, housed in the Palace Museum in Beijing. The second half of Li Yingzhen’s letter is now in the collection of Jinmotang Calligraphy Research Foundation.Art Museum’s album begins with Gu Yingxiang’s regular script “sanwu mo miao”, literally “fine ink of the Wu region”, and contains poems and letters written by literary writers. According to Wang Shizhen, it is known that the works by Wen Zhengming and Zhou Lun have been moved to the second volume, whilst 8 other ink works have been lost. This album includes multiple rare and valuable calligraphy works, such as a manuscript of Xu Youzheng with the signature Xu Hui, Chen Jian’s gentle and elegant encomium, the boldly and eclectically rendered poem by Sang Yue, the unrestrained cursive masterpiece by Zhang Bi, and Xu Lin’s spontaneous seal script.Wang Shizhen, a native of Suzhou, admired calligraphy works and calligraphers of his locality. This album is primarily composed of works from Suzhou and nearby Wuzhong area. This evidences Suzhou’s prominent status as a centre of artistic exchange during the mid-Ming dynasty.
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