Rolle des Spendenaufrufs des Zhenjing-Tempels in Lauf- und Grasschrift auf Papier, 33,3×278cm, Shanghai-Museum
Yang Weizhen, a wildly eccentric poet of the Yuan Dynasty, turned a mundane fundraising request for the Zhenjing Nunnery into a masterpiece of calligraphy. His signature running-cursive script dances across the long scroll with a rhythmic, almost musical energy that earned him the nickname 'Iron Flute Daoist.' Rather than a dry formal plea, this piece is a burst of creative spontaneity, showing how even asking for donations could be high art in 14th-century China. Today, this nearly three-meter long scroll rests in the Shanghai Museum, inviting viewers to trace the ink's frantic, beautiful path.
- Technique
- Ink on paper
- Material
- Paper
- Dimensions
- 33.3 x 278 cm
Location: Shanghai Museum