Right Scroll from Calligraphy Couplet

The prominent politician and modern reformer Liang Qichao writes here in an angular, firm, and little modulated regular script style, inspired by inscriptions incised on ancient stone steles. Those script styles were popular among reformers of the time, as they sought to revive the ancient culture and built a new China on the country’s strong ancient foundations. Each scroll cites the verse of a historic cultural figure in Chinese history.

A hanging scroll features two vertical rows of bold, black Chinese characters on cream-colored paper. The central row consists of seven large characters with brushwork that varies between thick, heavy strokes and fine, tapering points. To the right, a shorter column of six smaller characters is positioned near the top. The rhythmic, strong calligraphic style is centered within the long format, balanced by wide, empty margins.

Right Scroll from Calligraphy Couplet

after 1911

Liang Qichao

(Chinese, 1873–1929)

China, Republican period (1912-49)

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