Chinese calligraphy

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.


行書李白詩篇

明 董其昌

明 張瑞圖(傳)

別有天地

臨米芾天馬賦

清 張照

明 仇英(傳)

IMMORTALS PLAYING CHESS

明/清 傅山

霜紅龕札記

豐子愷

有情人間 設色紙本/水墨紙本 冊頁十二開

BADA SHANREN (1626-1705)

Mynah, Poem in Running Script Calligraphy

草書七言詩

明 倪元璐

草書

明 王鐸

張大千

橫貫公路/書法

行書五言詩

明 王鐸

南北朝 無款

大般湼槃經卷第廿二

GU WENDA (B. 1955)

Mouth Actions

明 王鏊 草書 水墨紙本 手卷

Calligraphy in Cursive Script

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Mount E'mei/Calligraphy

清初 煉丹圖 設⾊絹本 冊⾴四⼗⼋開

CHINE, DÉBUT DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)

DONG QICHANG (1555-1636)

Thousand Character Essay in Cursive Script Calligraphy

CHUSHI FANQI (CHINA, 1296-1370)

Calligraphy - Farewell

于右任

草書《正氣歌》 水墨紙本 立軸八幅