Artist: Kang Youwei (1858-1927)

Date: Qing (1644-1911)

Dimensions: Height 100.5 cm, Width 50.0 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • excerpt yilin cursive script hanging scroll kang youwei qing ink paper

Kang Youwei (1858-1927), is also known by his zi (designated name) Guangsha and later hao (literary name) Changsu. A native of Nanhai in Guangdong, he was also called "Kang Nanhai". Kang was a prominent statesman, philosopher, and educator. Adept in calligraphy, he advocated the study of steles from the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties. He was the author of Guang Yizhou Shuangji. This is an excerpt from Jiao Yanshou's Yilin of the Western Han dynasty, written with dynamic brushstrokes in an expansive momentum.