Wang Hong 王鴻

Wang Hong's piece is a lovely example of the modernist approach to calligraphy. The central character (seal script) and the couplet (cursive script) that flanks it are appropriately written on a tea cup. The arrangement of characters in a 3, 2, 1, 2 ,3 pattern accentuates the shape of the cup and emphasizes the symetrical strokes of the central character "tea"— 茶.

Back 		wangyining_sig (12K)
Signature 		wangyining_lowerseal_1 (14K) 
wangyining_lowerseal_2 (14K) 
wangyining_upperseal (14K)
Seals
wangyining_tea_lg (36K)
Creator.Personal Name: 王鴻
Creator.Personal Name: Wang Hong (Yining).
Creator.Role: calligrapher.
Title: [Tea]
Description: hanging scroll; ink on paper (seal script and cursive script); inscribed and signed by the artist; two artist's seals.
Date.Created: 2002
Type: Calligraphy--Chinese--2002.
Type: Scroll (Visual work)--Chinese.
Style.Period: Contemporary.
Culture: Chinese.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: 40 x 20 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Translation:
Tea 茶

Drinking tea accompanies thoughts of guests,
Meeting friends summons feelings about home.
Chinese Calligraphy