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Xue Jian's pieces are in the calligraphic style of Yan Zhenqing (顏 真 卿) who lived in the Tang Dynasty (709-785 CE). The brush strokes of this style have a strong, sinewy quality and a very powerful framework. While the characters are bold, done with a wet, fully-loaded brush, each one still has space in which to breathe producing a composition of overall harmony. Back |
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Creator.Personal Name: Xue Jian. Creator.Role: calligrapher. Title: [Couplet] Description: hanging scroll; ink on paper (kai shu script); inscribed and signed by the artists; two artist's seals; calligraphy after the style of Yan Zhenqing (顏 真 卿) Date.Creation: 1998. Type: Calligraphy--Chinese--1998. Type: Scroll (Visual work)--Chinese. Style.Period: Contemporary. Culture: Chinese. Material.Medium: ink. Material.Support: paper. Measurements: 18 x 27 in. Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.) Rights: C. J. Campbell. Record Type: work. Translation: Writhe in the sky like the dragon, fly above the lucky cloud like the phoenix. |
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Creator.Personal Name: Xue Jian. Creator.Role: calligrapher. Title: [Couplet] Description: hanging scroll; ink on paper (kai script); inscribed and signed by the artist; two artist's seals; calligraphy after the style of Yan Zhenqing (顏 真 卿) Date.Creation: 2000. Type: Calligraphy--Chinese--2000. Type: Scroll (Visual work)--Chinese. Style.Period: Contemporary. Culture: Chinese. Material.Medium: ink. Material.Support: paper. Measurements: 18 x 27 in. Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.) Rights: C. J. Campbell. Record Type: work. Translation: A flock of wild swans plays in the sea, a dancing crane roams the sky. |
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