XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
A work of Chinese calligraphy attributed to Xu Beihong (1895-1953). This horizontal large-character running script work bears four characters 'Xiu Shen Shou Dao'. Laid out horizontally, the characters possess expansive and powerful momentum with substantial, full inkwork. Distinct rhythmic rises and falls endow the lines with the structural strength of both stele and calligraphy model traditions, creating a profound and grand bearing. Strokes begin decisively and terminate robustly, with natural variations of tone from dense to pale, wet to dry. 'Cultivate One's Character and Uphold Moral Principles' is a traditional Confucian maxim, meaning to cultivate one's temperament and abide by righteous principles, the foundational ethos for literati.
Ink on paper, mounted.
Image: 30 x 113 cm.
Note: The work bears an inscription to Gustav Ecke and an inscription in the name of Xu Beihong, with seal marks. The inscription bears the date '29th year' (1940).
Provenance: By repute, from an important private collection.
Gustav Ecke (1896-1971) was a German art historian and scholar of Chinese art. He joined Amoy University in 1923, later taught at Qinghua University and Fujen University in Beijing, and was associated with the National Institute of Architecture. He was a pioneering scholar of Chinese hardwood furniture and published Chinese Domestic Furniture in 1944. In 1945 he married artist and scholar Tseng Yu-Ho (Zeng Youhe). The couple moved to Hawaii in 1949, where Ecke served as curator of Chinese art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and as professor of Asian art at the University of Hawaii from 1950 to 1966.
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A work of Chinese calligraphy attributed to Xu Beihong (1895-1953). This horizontal large-character running script work bears four characters 'Xiu Shen Shou Dao'. Laid out horizontally, the characters possess expansive and powerful momentum with substantial, full inkwork. Distinct rhythmic rises and falls endow the lines with the structural strength of both stele and calligraphy model traditions, creating a profound and grand bearing. Strokes begin decisively and terminate robustly, with natural variations of tone from dense to pale, wet to dry. 'Cultivate One's Character and Uphold Moral Principles' is a traditional Confucian maxim, meaning to cultivate one's temperament and abide by righteous principles, the foundational ethos for literati.
Ink on paper, mounted.
Image: 30 x 113 cm.
Note: The work bears an inscription to Gustav Ecke and an inscription in the name of Xu Beihong, with seal marks. The inscription bears the date '29th year' (1940).
Provenance: By repute, from an important private collection.
Gustav Ecke (1896-1971) was a German art historian and scholar of Chinese art. He joined Amoy University in 1923, later taught at Qinghua University and Fujen University in Beijing, and was associated with the National Institute of Architecture. He was a pioneering scholar of Chinese hardwood furniture and published Chinese Domestic Furniture in 1944. In 1945 he married artist and scholar Tseng Yu-Ho (Zeng Youhe). The couple moved to Hawaii in 1949, where Ecke served as curator of Chinese art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and as professor of Asian art at the University of Hawaii from 1950 to 1966.
Condition
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