Quatrain by Meng Haoran, Emperor Lizong, ca. 1260–64

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Quatrain by Meng Haoran, Song dynasty (960–1279), ca. 1260–64, China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, Image: 9 × 9 5/8 in. ( × cm), Calligraphy, Emperor Lizong (Chinese, 1205–64, r. 1224–64), Like most imperial calligraphies, this fan is not signed or dated, but its distinctive writing style— the same as that of the couplet mounted together with Ma Lin's Landscape at Sunset (Nezu Museum, Tokyo) and dated 1254—clearly identifies it as a work by Lizong

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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