Julian Zhu·Oct 2Chinese Calligraphy Has Five Working ScriptsSeal, clerical, regular, running, and cursive survive because each makes a different tradeoff between form, speed, and legibility.
Yewq·Aug 18[Songjiang Prefecture 5] Dong Qichang: The Bizarre Case of the “Ransacking of Dong’s Mansion”…In the long river of art history during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Dong Qichang was indisputably an illustrious “Godfather of…
Yewq·Aug 16[Songjiang Prefecture 2] Zhao Mengfu and Huang Gongwang: Ink Fragrance of the South Gate and the…During the Yuan Dynasty, Songjiang Prefecture was celebrated as the ultimate “cultural sanctuary” of the Jiangnan art world.