Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu)

Four vertical columns of brushed ink characters in semi-cursive script run across a pale paper scroll, framed by patterned silk borders. A single large, bold character dominates the right side, its strokes thick and dark, while red seals sit at the left and upper right edges.

Look closer: A red seal is stamped on the left edge, lower down, beside the columns of characters.

Artist

Yueshan Daozong

Date

c. 1660–1709

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 1780 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow