Calligraphy (couplet) / Mo Youzhi

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Accession Number
1980/2.206
Title
Calligraphy (couplet)
Artist
Mo Youzhi
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Artist Life Dates
1811-1871
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Object Creation Date
1811-1871
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
China (nation)
Guizhou (province)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
China (nation)
Creation Place 3
Guizhou (province)
Style/Group/Movement
hanging scroll
Inscription
In the garden, grasses and trees, springs without number; Under the brush, breakers and waves, the old man longs for tranquility Signed: Lu-t'ing Mo Yu-chih Only the last two lines of the couplet appear on this scroll, the first two lines appear on 1980/2.205
Dimensions
132.4 cm x 27.3 cm (52 1/8 in. x 10 3/4 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
hanging scroll
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
calligraphy
Physical Description
This couplet is written in clerical script, an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy originating in the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE) that became the dominant style of writing in the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). Like seal script, clerical script is highly legible, but it is more calligraphic, with a pronounced, wavelike flaring of isolated major strokes, especially in rightward or downward diagonal strokes.
Subject Matter
The first half of the couplet (on the right hand side) describes the lush plants in a spring garden, while the second half is a citation from a line in a poem by the great master Su Shi (1037–1101).
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
Secondary Keywords
genres
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Record
1980/2.206
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"Calligraphy (couplet); Mo Youzhi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.206/1980_2.206.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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