Lu Zhongnan Calligraphy | Preface to the Orchid Pavilion (Lanting Xu) in Running Script

Description

Product Overview

Original running-script calligraphy by Lu Zhongnan presenting Wang Xizhi’s Preface to the Orchid Pavilion. A horizontal long-scroll composition of the greatest classic of Chinese calligraphy, signed and sealed.

Artist Introduction

Lu Zhongnan (born December 1950, Wuhan, ancestral home: Jiyuan, Henan). He is a celebrated Chinese calligrapher who receives special government allowance from the State Council of China. He serves as Director-Member of Chinese Calligraphers Association, Vice-Chairman of Hard-Pen Calligraphy Committee and Member of Regular-Script Committee of CCA. He was a member of the 10th and 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and Research Librarian & Director of Design Division at the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution.

Lu Zhongnan is widely recognized for his regular script (Kaishu). His calligraphy inherits the traditions of Ouyang Xun’s O-style regular script, enhanced with greater weightiness and solidness. He masters both small-character works and large-character calligraphy, and has inscribed plaques for numerous public institutions across China. His artworks are collected by national museums, state guest houses and Chinese overseas embassies.

Product Specification

• Artist: The Orchid Pavilion Gathering of 353 AD: a timeless meditation on the joy of the moment and the brevity of life, in the flowing grace of xingshu
• Script Style: 王羲之《兰亭集序》
• Text Source: Lu Zhongnan/卢中南
• Source Chinese Verse: Running Script
• Meaning: Hall, study, tea room, high-end residence, cultural collection, premium gift
• Application Scenarios: This is an original running-script calligraphy work by Lu Zhongnan, a prestigious contemporary Chinese calligrapher. The artwork presents Wang Xizhi’s immortal Preface to the Orchid Pavilion (Lanting Xu), the most celebrated masterpiece in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Written in flowing running script across a horizontal long scroll, the composition opens with the classical lines 永和九年，歲在癸丑，暮春之初 (Yonghe jiu nian, sui zai guichou, muchun zhi chu), capturing the elegance of the Orchid Pavilion Gathering of scholars in 353 AD. Ideal for halls, studies and tea rooms, and as a premium cultural collectible & gift for art lovers worldwide.

Application Scenarios

Lu Zhongnan Calligraphy Preface to the Orchid Pavilion
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