Who created "Poem in Cursive Script"?

Poem in Cursive Script was created by Dong Qichang in ca. 1622–25.

When was "Poem in Cursive Script" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1622–25.

What medium is "Poem in Cursive Script"?

Poem in Cursive Script is Hanging scroll; ink on silk.

Is "Poem in Cursive Script" in the public domain?

Yes, Poem in Cursive Script is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Poem in Cursive Script

Dong Qichang

ca. 1622–25

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on silk

Dimensions

Image: 64 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (164.8 x 49.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 98 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (250.2 x 65.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 98 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (250.2 x 75.2 cm)

Classification

Calligraphy

Culture & Period

China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1979

Accession Number

1979.500.3

About the Artist

Dong Qichang · 1555–1636

Dong Qichang (1555–1636), born in Huating in present-day Shanghai's Songjiang region, emerged from a scholarly yet impoverished family as the son of a local school teacher. A precocious child, he passed the prefectural civil service examination at age twelve, securing entry to a government school, and later sat for the imperial exams, placing second at seventeen to his cousin due to inferior calli...

Poem in Cursive Script

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