A Long Scroll of Poems on Plum BlossomsCalligraphy by Zhang Chonghe, postscript by Zhou XiaoyingEnglish versionThe exhibit is a scroll of the “Set of Ancient Poems on Plum Blossoms” calligraphed by Zhang Chonghe which was auctioned by Xiling Yinshe Auction in 2016. The original calligraphy covered fifty poems on plum blossoms written in Chinese history, but eleven of them were lost when being auctioned. This is the longest known calligraphy work by Zhang.
A Long Scroll of Poems on Plum Blossoms (part)calligraphy by Zhang Chonghe, postscript by Zhou Xiaoying1960s, Scroll, Ink on paper35 x 1941.6 cm
After buying this, Zhou Xiaoying has it remounted, appends the leading inscription and complements the missing poems by her own calligraphy, as well as a short postscript. She points out that the style of Zhang’s calligraphy here originated from Shupu (Treatise on Calligraphy) by Sun Guoting and adds under a rather humble stance that her own is not so skilled as Zhang’s.
A Long Scroll of Poems on Plum Blossoms (part)
Nonetheless, the short postscript by Zhou is still powerful and touching. She tries her best to have the works left by earlier masters bought, protected, restored and revived. In this way she has expressed her respect to all the females recorded in history, and also follows their tradition by adding her own calligraphy at the end.
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