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; painting only: 128.9 x 29 cm (50 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.); overall with knobs: 179 x 36.4 cm (70 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow 2003.354

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Maker/Artist: Yueshan Daozong
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, paper
Dimensions: Painting only: 128.9 x 29 cm (50 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 179 x 36.4 cm (70 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: 吟風一樣松 Translation: Pine trees singing in the wind 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.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 2003.354
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow
Exhibitions: Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
Rights Statement: CC0