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Chinese calligraphy as living form—masters, scripts, and how brushwork carries thought from Tang stele to contemporary ink.
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Huang Tingjian
Huang Tingjian at 980: Song calligraphy still gathers scholars
On Huang Tingjian’s 980th anniversary—books, calligraphy, and why the Song master’s hand still draws crowds.
Lu Shen
A Lujiazui landlord’s two-day Shanghai trip, 500 years ago
Reconstructing a Ming landowner’s short stay in Shanghai—when Lujiazui was still countryside.
Leek Flower Post
Ten days with Jiuhua Tie: Seeing Su Yun in Wuxi
A ten-day Wuxi flash show puts Yang Ningshi’s Jiuhua Tie among Jiangnan museum loans.
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Japanese Art
Three Absolutes in Japanese collections of Chinese art
Poetry, calligraphy, and painting—“three absolutes” seen through Japanese museum holdings.
Zhao Zhiqian
Zhao Zhiqian in 300 seals and calligraphy works
Three hundred seals and brushworks—how a Qing master is represented through mark and line.
Taipei Palace Museum
See Chu Suiliang and Su Shi’s calligraphy passed down from generation to generation, Taipei’s “The Pen and Ink See the True Chapter” exhibition changes
Taipei’s calligraphy gallery turns again: Chu Suiliang, Su Shi’s Red Cliff, and Mi Fu letters in a new hang.
Song Dynasty calligraphy
Su Shi and Lu You's calligraphy meets the West Lake, "Song Dynasty Calligraphy and Influence" will be exhibited
Beside West Lake, Zhejiang Art Museum gathers Song-to-Qing calligraphy, with Su Shi and Lu You near the center.
famous monument
China’s first national catalog of famous stele inscriptions
1,658 ancient monuments and famous inscriptions named in the first national cultural relics catalog.
Taipei Palace Museum
"The pen and ink see the true chapter": Reading the ruler letters of Mi Fu and Cai Xiang in Song Dynasty in Taipei
In Taipei, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang letters join Yan Zhenqing and Ming hands in a refreshed calligraphy gallery hang.
Intangible cultural heritage
Jiading bamboo carving: Wang Wei treats bamboo like paper
Intangible heritage in Jiading—Wang Wei revives a scholar’s bamboo craft for contemporary hands.
Shanghai Museum
The Permanent "Farewell Exhibition" of Calligraphy and Painting at the People's Square Pavilion of Shanghai Expo: Su Shi and Mi Fu all "appeared"
Shanghai Museum’s long-running calligraphy and painting halls close a twenty-year chapter with Su Shi, Mi Fu, and a farewell hang.
Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi special show continues in Tokyo
Tokyo’s Wang Xizhi exhibition rolls on—Lanting lore and calligraphy still drawing crowds.