| Upea kivimäinen taulu. Mitat: 15 x 20 x 3.5 cm Paino: 1.05 kg Pakkauksessa yksi taulu. Huai-su was a monk who originally went by the name Ch'ien Ts'ang-chen. Even as a youth, he was interested in Buddhism, eventually taking the tonsure. Huai-su was also a devotee of the art of cursive script. His cursive script was similar in spirit to his free and unrestrained personality. In this work, Huai-su used a fine brush to write out often quite large characters. The brush skirts up, down, left, and right as it speeds across the paper. The calligraphy also appears heavy and light in places. In other words, this work appears very much like a symphony with distinct rhythms, harmonies and sections where the instruments are all wonderfully orchestrated for an overall sense of feeling and depth. Despite this piece being "wild" cursive script, it also has a sense of regularity. Thus, this handscroll represents the ultimate in cursive script-control with freedom and spirit with restraint. |