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Calligraphy (National Palace Museum)Type Collection Collection Identifier c0708 Alternative Title
Description The National Palace Museum has a vast collection of calligraphy works, dating from the Jin and Tang dynasties to the ROC Era. The collection’s variety of styles, including the seal script (zhuanshu), the clerical script (lishu), the standard script (kaishu), the running script (xingshu), and the cursive script (caoshu), is quite complete, and follows the development of each style. National Palace Museum is one of the most important museums collecting Chinese calligraphy works in the world, and its collections are all from the hands of major calligraphers, scholars and important courtiers of each era. Many of them are renowned works and authentic pieces from the Tang and Song dynasties, such as Timely Clearing After Snowfall" by Wang Xizhi of Jin dynasty, "Essay on Calligraphy" by Sun Guoting of Tang dynasty, "Draft of a Requiem to My Nephew" by Yen Jen-Ching of Tang dynasty, "Autobiography" by Huai Su of Tang dynasty, "The Cold Food Observance" by Su Shi of Song dynasty, "Poem in Seven-character Verse" by Huang Tingjian of Song dynasty, and "Poem" by Emperor Huizong of Song dynasty. Famous works from after Tang and Song dynasties are also numerous, thoroughly displaying the tradition and development of the art of Chinese calligraphy. The contents of this collection include not only the photos and basic data of each work but also their explanatory texts, inscriptions and seal marks. For some works, both Chinese and English introductions are provided, giving users complete access to research information." Size 3856 items Language Chinese Item Type Still image Item Format image/jpeg Rights Access Rights When citing images from the website of the National Palace Museum (“NPM”) for research, education, promotion, publication, broadcasting, or for website design competitions or other commercial or non-commercial purposes, permission must be obtained or user rights purchased. Citations must be clearly marked or Collections of the National Palace Museum" must be included when applying the images. Should there be any questions regarding rights authorization, please place an inquiry to the NPM Department of Cultural Creativity and Marketing at Tel: 886-2-2881-2021 ext. 2155, 2121 or 2152; or via Email: janey1@npm.gov.tw" Accrual Method Permanent collection; donation; purchase Accrual Periodicity Irregular Accrual Policy Partial (Newly acquired items must go through three courses of examination before final acceptance or purchase.) Custodial History The predecessors of the National Palace Museum were the Palace Museum and the Central Museum, both of which provided the bulk of National Palace Museum's calligraphy collection. Most of the works are from the Palace Museum, and those from the Central Museum consist of only some portions. After the Palace Museum was relocated to Taiwan, it became the National Palace Museum," and it began accepting donations and handovers from governmental institutions, and also started making purchases." Audience Researchers; the general public Subject Painting and calligraphy Spatial Coverage Mainland China; Taiwan; Japan Temporal Coverage Jin, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the ROC Era Dates Collection Accumulated
Dates Items Created Jin, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the ROC Era Collector National Palace Museum Owner National Palace Museum Is Located At National Palace Museum Is Accessed Via link: http://painting.npm.gov.tw/npm_public/index.htm Sub-Collection
Super-Collection Painting and calligraphy; calligraphy Catalogueor Index
Associated collection Calligraphy (National Museum of History) Associated Publication
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