Culture insider: 10 famous works by Chinese master calligraphers

Updated: 2014-06-11 07:10

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Top 4:Huangzhou Han Shi Tie by Su Shi

 Culture insider: 10 famous works by Chinese master calligraphers

Huangzhou Han Shi Tie by Su Shi.(part) [Photo/yueyaa.com]

It is a 34 x 119.5 cm hand scroll kept by the Taipei Palace Museum. It was written in 1082 when Su Shi was relegated to Huangzhou due to the literary inquisition. Impoverished and depressed, he produced this poem on the cold-food festival. Besides being a painter and calligrapher, Su Shi was one of the most influential poets and essayists during the Song Dynasty (AD960-1279).