Hängerolle des Pipa-Liedes - Inschrift
Guo Xu didn't just write this poem; he performed it with his brush. This vertical scroll contains the calligraphic inscription for 'Pipa Xing' (Song of the Pipa), a famous Tang dynasty poem about a musician and an exiled official finding common ground on a river. The style is wild cursive, with characters that dance and swirl like the music itself. You can see the rhythm in the ink—tight strokes for the sad parts and big, sweeping loops for the dramatic moments. It visually captures the famous sentiment that 'we are both fallen people at the end of the world.'
- Technique
- Cursive calligraphy