LOT 981 Calligraphy in Running Script Cao Xiuxian (1708-1784)
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48 3/4 x 23 3/4in (124 x 60.5cm)
Cao Xiuxian (1708-1784)
Calligraphy in Running ScriptInk on paper, hanging scroll, signed Cao Xiuxian with two artist's seals reading Xiuxian zhi yin and Dishan and one collector's seal reading Chuanyanlou.48 3/4 x 23 3/4in (124 x 60.5cm)
|Cao Xiuxian 曹秀先 attained the jinshi degree in 1736, during the first year of Emperor Qianlong's reign. Known as an incorruptible government official, Cao was appointed Grand Tutor to the Heir Apparent. He later became one of the chief editors of the Siku Quanshu, or Collectanea of Imperial Books, compiled under imperial auspices in 1787. His calligraphy modeled after Zhong You (151-230) and Wang Xizhi (303-361) was much admired and collected by his contemporaries.
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