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Yueshan Daozong. Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu), c. 1660–1709. Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 28.6 x 64.1 cm (11 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 115.6 x 73.8 cm (45 1/2 x 29 1/16 in.). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow, 2003.353. CC0.
Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu)
c. 1660–1709
Yueshan Daozong
Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709)
Chinese Art
Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu), c. 1660–1709. Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 28.6 x 64.1 cm (11 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 115.6 x 73.8 cm (45 1/2 x 29 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow 2003.353
Image: 28.6 x 64.1 cm (11 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 115.6 x 73.8 cm (45 1/2 x 29 1/16 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: 初/
龍吟初夜後,虎嘯五更前 Translation: The beginning./
The dragon murmurs after sunset. The tiger roars before dawn./
New Spring/
Calligraphy by Nanyue Yueshan Inscription: 悅山 Translation: Yueshan Remark: Calligrapher's relief seal Inscription: 道宗之印 Translation: Daozong zhi yin (Seal of Daozong) Remark: Calligrapher's intaglio seal Inscription: Linji zheng zong Translation: The Orthodox school of Linji Remark: Rectangular intaglio seal indicating the orthodox school of Linji, a Chan sect established in the Tang dynasty by Yixuan (d. 867) and named after the temple in which he lived.