The twin brush arts of calligraphy and painting first developed in China during the long Period of Disunion, after the fall of the Han empire in 220.

22.8 x 16 cm. (9 x 6.3 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

It was inspired by the traditional Chinese flower paintings of Qing dynasty artist Yun Shouping, and Schumann's A Poet's Love, Op. 48-111. British Museum curator Jessica Harrison-Hall has likened ...