An exhibition highlighting Chinese calligraphy and painting treasures from the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties at the Palace Museum in Beijing has become highly sought after in recent days.
The Defining the Classics: A Journey to Tang and Song Calligraphy and Paintings exhibition features 107 artworks from a golden age of Chinese calligraphy and painting. These masterpieces embodied the highest artistic achievements of their times and have continued to inspire imitation and innovation by later generations.
Highlights of the first phase, which runs through September 27, include Tang Dynasty calligrapher Chu Suiliang's facsimile of Lanting Xu (Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion) by renowned Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) calligrapher Wang Xizhi; a Song Dynasty facsimile of Luoshen Fu (Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River), a celebrated scroll painting by Eastern Jin Dynasty master painter Gu Kaizhi; and Bunian Tu (Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy), a landmark painting by Tang Dynasty artist Yan Liben.
The second phase of the exhibition will run from September 30 to November 1, featuring precious artworks from the Song Dynasty.
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