Poem on Imperial Gift of an Embroidered Silk: Calligraphy in Running-Standard Script (xingkaishu)

Wen Zhengming

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a long, vertical rectangle with a light gray background and darker gray edges. The background has a slightly textured appearance with some darker spots and stains. The main content consists of 32 lines of black Chinese calligraphy written vertically in a single column. The calligraphy is written in a flowing script with varying line lengths and character sizes. The characters are aligned to the left and are written in a consistent vertical line. The calligraphy fills most of the rectangle, leaving small margins at the top, bottom, and sides. The overall appearance suggests an aged piece of paper or silk with traditional Chinese writing on it.