Admonitions Scroll of the Court Instructress (Song Dynasty Line Drawing Copy) - Colophon 3 - Zhang Meihe
This elegant page of flowing calligraphy serves as a historical footnote to one of China's most legendary scrolls, the 'Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies.' Written by the scholar-official Zhang Meihe in 1390 during the early Ming Dynasty, the text praises the artist Li Gonglin (referred to as the Layman of Longmian) for his masterful copy of the ancient original by Gu Kaizhi. You can see red collector seals stamped in the corners, acting like a visual pedigree of ownership over the centuries. It's a fascinating glimpse into how scholars revered and preserved ancient art, treating the written commentary as precious as the painting itself.
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- Calligraphy
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- Ink on paper
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