Traveling Through Brush and Ink: "Autobiography"

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Huaisu's famous calligraphy work entitled "Autobiography" is considered by many to be his resume, complete with comments from his contemporaries praising his calligraphy. His brushstrokes filled with emotion — a "wild cursive" — are compared to natural phenomena such as a windstorm or a snake. Most Tang dynasty-era works now only survive as rubbings from stone engravings, making this work quite unique.


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