Artist: Chen Bi (active in the late 14^th century)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Dimensions: Height 107.7 cm, Width 33.9 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • imitation qiushen tie curisve script hanging scroll chen bi ming ink paper

Chen Bi (active in the late 14^th century) is also known by his zi (designated name) Wendong and his hao (literary name) Guyangsheng, native to Huating (nowadays Songjiang district, Shanghai). A xiucai (an intellectual passing the county-level examination) during the Hongwu reign, he was an auxiliary administrative official in Xiezhou. He was adept in all kinds of scripts, especially the cursive script. Chen was one of the founders of the Yunjian School. This work is an imitation of Qiushen Tie (In Late Autumn) by the Tang dynasty calligrapher Zhang Xu. The calligrapher wrote with continuous brushstrokes and occasionally used the side of the brush. The work shows influence from the early cursive script.

【Special Exhibition】 An Everlasting Spring: The Art of Painting and Calligraphy in Shanghai