POEM IN CURSIVE SCRIPT 登鸛雀樓
This pattern depicts details from HKMoA’s priceless Chinese calligraphy “Poem in cursive script” (草書《登鸛雀樓》) by world-revered contemporary master calligrapher Jat See-yeu (翟仕堯).
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Poem in cursive script (草書《登鸛雀樓》)
1976
Horizontal scroll, ink on paper
145.6 x 367.7 cm
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
Donated by the family of Mr Jat See-yeu
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The poem On the Stork Tower composed by the renowned Tang Dynasty poet Wang Zhihuan is widely recited and well-known. Jat See-yeu inscribed this poem in large cursive calligraphy, imbuing the entire work with a sense of graceful ease and confidence. The handling of the brush was fluid and effortless with rich variations in lines and ink, fully conveying the expansive mood and impassioned sentiments of the poem.
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*This collection is collaborated by the Hong Kong Museum of Art and SPARKLE COLLECTION.
