Chinese calligraphy

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Wang Xizhi; Chinese calligraphy

Zhenshu calligraphy

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Wang Xizhi; Chinese calligraphy

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On the Seventeenth Day, rubbing of a letter featuring calligraphy by Wang...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wan-go H. C. Weng, 1991, 1991.380, www.metmuseum.org

Zhenshu calligraphy

Zhenshu calligraphy

Zhenshu (“regular style”) calligraphy, written by the emperor Huizong (reigned 1100–1125/26),...

Courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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