Chinese calligraphy is renowned for its expressive brushwork and refined aesthetics, combining disciplined technique with artistic freedom. Created using only brush and ink, the art form has developed over millennia, with the earliest surviving Chinese script dating back over 3,000 years. Though closely tied to the evolution of Chinese characters, calligraphy transcends language through its rhythm, movement and flow, appealing even to those unable to read the text. Prominent Chinese calligraphers include historic artists like Zhao Zhiqian and Wang Duo, as well as modern masters such as C.C. Wang and Wang Dongling — in 2015, Christie’s sold cursive script calligraphy by Wang Duo for HK$19.2 million.
DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)
Poems in Running Script Calligraphy
WANG DUO (1592-1652)
Poems in Cursive Script Calligraphy
BADA SHANREN (1626-1705)
Calligraphy
SHEN ZHOU (1427-1509) / WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559)
Landscape and Calligraphy
ZHANG RUITU (ATTRIBUTED TO, CHINA, 1570-1641)
Landscapes and Calligraphy
ZHANG ZHAO (1691-1745)
Calligraphy after Mi Fu
ZHANG RUITU (1570-1641)
Sutra in Cursive Script Calligraphy
明仇英（传）
IMMORTALS PLAYING CHESS
ZHU XI (1130-1200)
POEMS IN CURSIVE SCRIPT
明／清 傅山
霜紅龕札記
FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)
Pleasures of Life
BADA SHANREN (1626-1705)
Mynah, Poem in Running Script Calligraphy
WANG DUO (1592-1652)
Poems in Running-cursive Script Calligraphy
NI YUANLU (1593-1644)
Seven-character Poem in Cursive Script Calligraphy
WANG DUO (1592-1652)
Cursive Script Calligraphy
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Central Cross-lsland Highway / Calligraphy
WANG DUO (1592-1652)
Five-character Poem in Running Script Calligraphy
DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)
Landscapes and Calligraphy
南北朝 無款
大般湼槃經卷第廿二
DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)
Calligraphy after Huai Su's Zi Xu Tie
GU WENDA (B. 1955)
Mouth Actions
WANG AO (1450-1524)
Calligraphy in Cursive Script
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Mount E'mei/Calligraphy
ALBUM DE QUARANTE-HUIT PEINTURES ET CALLIGRAPHIES
CHINE, DÉBUT DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)
WANG DUO (1592-1652)
Calligraphy in Running Script
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927)
Calligraphy
WANG DUO (1592-1652)
Calligraphy in Running Script
WANG DUO (1592-1652)
Calligraphy in Running Script
NI YUANLU (1593-1644)
Five-character Poem in Running-cursive Script Calligraphy
DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)
Thousand Character Essay in Cursive Script Calligraphy
QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Flying Kite and Calligraphy
CHUSHI FANQI (CHINA, 1296-1370)
Calligraphy - Farewell
XIANYU SHU (1256-1301)
Lan-ting Xu in Cursive Script Calligraphy
YU YOUREN (1879-1964)
Calligraphy in Cursive Script