上海博物馆

Introduction

"An Everlasting Spring: The Art of Painting and Calligraphy in Shanghai" (2021), "The Ferryman of Ink World: Dong Qichang's Calligraphy and Painting Art" (2018), and "Collection and Connoisseurship of Painting and Calligraphy of Wu Hufan" (2015) constitute a trilogy that unravels the Shanghai Museum's research on painting and calligraphy of Shanghai.

The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery revolves around the theme "The Making of Shanghai-style Culture" to trace the origin of painting and calligraphy in Shanghai. It aims to shed light on the Jiangnan Culture, Shanghai-style Culture, and Red Culture embodied in the artworks in the Museum's collection. Building upon the scholarship of the trilogy, this gallery extends the framework and content of the exhibition "An Everlasting Spring" and further explores the artistic features and the cultural spirit characterized by "the profound heritage, the longstanding tradition, the inclusiveness, and the innovative spirit" manifested throughout the millennium-old development of the painting and calligraphy in Shanghai. The artworks displayed here also provide insights to the urban spirit and cultural tradition that embraces openness, diversity, and creativity of this international metropolis.

Shanghai is one of the major cultural centres of the Lake Tai area and the Jiangnan region. As an important city in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai is crucial in cultural developments. The history of Chinese calligraphy and painting is a confluence of regional art histories. To study the historical context and aesthetic implications of literati calligraphy and painting, it is essential to explore the millennium-long history of Shanghai's calligraphy and painting. This gallery showcases the achievements and influence of the painting and calligraphy in Shanghai through four sections: "Tradition | The Artistic Accomplishments", "Culture | The Regional Interactions", "Collection | The Artistic Influence", and "Innovation | The Shanghai Charm". The presentation in this gallery aims to further explore the history of Shanghai painting and calligraphy and to contribute to the study on Chinese art history.

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Highlights

Rubbing of Letter of Recovery, cursive script, album leaf

A Sutra Scroll Deposited in Leifeng Pagoda Commissioned by the King of Wu-Yue State, regular script, handscroll

A Letter to Daozu, running script, handscroll

Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, handscroll

Yu Shan's Matches for Zhang Yu's Poems on Roaming in Wonderland, cursive script, hanging scroll

Poem for the Jingxue Studio, clerical script, album leaf

Trees in Cool Dusk, album leaf

Grapes, handscroll

Excerpt of Four Maxims on Non-exhaustion, clerical script, album leaf

Ice-skating, handscroll

Seeing off a Friend by the Dian Lake, handscroll

Bamboo and Rock, hanging scroll

On the Northern and Southern Dialects, cursive script, album leaf

On Ink, One of the Remaining Notes on Farming in the North, running script, album leaves

The Garden of the Winding Stream, handscroll

Cottage in the South Village, album leaves

The Suburban View of the Wu Area, handscroll

A Poem in Celebration of the Sixtieth Birthday of Feng Ziqian, album leaf

Painting and Calligraphy of Jiading Artists, album leaves

Portrait of Zhang Ziyou, handscroll

Landscape Painting for Wang Shizhen, handscroll

Diary in the Yuhua Studio

Eight Views in Autumn, album leaves

A Letter Asking About a Friend's New Settlement by Jing River, running script

Inscription for "Poetic Sentiments of Du Fu" by Zhao Kui of the Southern Song Dynasty, various scripts

Zhizhai Ji (For the Zhizhai Study), running script

Acquisition of Paintings and Calligraphy, running script

Copy of a Song Dynasty Painting with Figures and Horses, handscroll

Landscape, album leaves

Sketch of a Figure

Bust of Wu Hufan

Peach Fruits, hanging scroll

A Small Portrait of Gao Yongzhi, hanging scroll

Landscape, hanging scroll

Two Toads in the Drizzle, hanging scroll

Fanhu's Cottage, handscroll

Yong Meng Jing Jin (Being Bold and Diligent), regular script

Landscape Sketch for Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman with Lu's Inscription

Illustrations of The True Story of Ah Q

Lu Zhishen, hanging scroll

Portrait of Kang Youwei

Nighttime Navigation on the Huangpu River

Lady with a Mirror

A Self-portrait

A Female Electrician

Lotus, hanging scroll

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