Couplet dated 1867 Zhao Zhiqian Chinese Zhao Zhiqian, the leading scholar-artist of his day, grew up in a merchant family but received a classical education in order to pursue a career in government. Passing the provincial civil-service examination in 1859, Zhao spent the next twelve years in Beijing selling his art while trying unsuccessfully to pass the capital examination before being awarded a post as district magistrate in Jiangxi Province in was equally renowned as a calligrapher, seal carver, and painter. He is best known for a distinctive "square-brush" style of calligraphy d
Couplet dated 1867 Zhao Zhiqian Chinese Zhao Zhiqian, the leading scholar-artist of his day, grew up in a merchant family but received a classical education in order to pursue a career in government. Passing the provincial civil-service examination in 1859, Zhao spent the next twelve years in Beijing selling his art while trying unsuccessfully to pass the capital examination before being awarded a post as district magistrate in Jiangxi Province in was equally renowned as a calligrapher, seal carver, and painter. He is best known for a distinctive "square-brush" style of calligraphy derived from the engraved stone writings of the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), as seen in his dedication and signature here, but he also developed a distinctively plump seal-script manner exemplified by this couplet, which expresses a sentiment appropriate for a Confucian household:Great virtue comes from forbearance,sincerity comes from a mind free from deception.(translated by Jason Zhixin Sun) Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7597. Couplet Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Couplet 55495 Artist: Zhao Zhiqian, Chinese, 1829?1884, Couplet, dated 1867, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Image (each): 71 5/8 x 18 15/16 in. ( x cm) Overall with mounting (each): 92 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (235 x cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Judith G. and F Randall Smith, in honor of Maxwell K. Hearn, 2000 (, .2)
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