Huang Shen's Cursive Calligraphy (Selected Ink Traces from Rongbaozhai Collection)

Author: Luo Pengpeng
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Publishing Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This series of albums selects a portion of Ming and Qing Dynasty calligraphy treasures from the collection of Rongbaozhai. It includes scripts in various styles such as regular, cursive, clerical, and seal scripts, most of which have been formally published for the first time. To facilitate readers in appreciating and understanding the original works' essence, the albums have been edited to display the full view of the works, reproduce them in original size, provide enlargements of details, and include some color reproductions of the original works on the covers. These enhancements are beneficial for both practicing, creating, and researching calligraphy.
Huang Shun (1687–?), a renowned painter and calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Gongmao, later changed to Gongshou and Juzhuang, with the sobriquets Yingpiao and Donghai Buyi. He was from Ninghua, Fujian. He lived in Yangzhou for a long time, making a living by selling paintings and was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou." In painting, he primarily focused on figures, followed by landscapes and flowers and birds. He often used cursive script techniques to paint, with bold, sweeping strokes that exuded a grand and powerful aura. In calligraphy, he studied Huaisu and excelled in cursive script, achieving an ancient and vigorous style. He was skilled in using broken and bald brushes, with unrestrained yet orderly brushwork.
This album is in paper format and is mounted as a scroll. The height of the scroll is 61.8 cm, and the width is 49.9 cm.