Image: Ode on Pied Wagtails

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Description: "The brushwork in this handscroll is steady and the use of ink rich, having a force of vigor and magnanimity in every stroke. The brushwork also clearly reveals pauses and transitions in the strokes. The character forms are similar to those of Wang Xizhi's (303-361) characters assembled into "Preface to the Sacred Teaching" composed in the Tang dynasty, but the strokes are even more robust. It demonstrates the influence of Xuanzong’s promotion of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy at that time and reflects the trend towards plump aesthetics in the High Tang under his reign." —National Palace Museum
Title: Ode on Pied Wagtails 鶺鴒頌
Credit: Descriptions. Tang Prize Week: An Exhibit of Select Painting and Calligraphy (2014 exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum.
Author: Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty 唐玄宗 (685-762)
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