Artist: Zhu Yunming (1460-1526)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Material: Ink on paper

Gift of Yeung Tit Min et al.

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • poem cursive script hanging scroll zhu yunming ming ink paper

Zhu Yunming (1460-1526) is also known by his zi (designated name) Xizhe and hao (literary name) Zhishan, a native of Changzhou (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu province). He was once the Governor of Xingning county in Guangdong. Adept in all scripts, Zhu was especially reputed for his wild cursive script. This hanging scroll transcribes Jia Zhi's Tang dynasty poem Early Audience at the Daming Palace, Presented to Colleagues from the Central and Chancellery Departments. A work from the artist's late period, it exhibits unrestrained and spirited brushwork, with ink tones masterfully alternating between dry and moist effects.