Couplet on pond scenery. Artist: Attributed to Emperor Xiaozong (Chinese, 1127-1194; r. 1163-89). Culture: China. Dimensions: 9 x 9 5/8 in. (22.9 x 24.4 cm). Date: ca. 12th century.The individual brush mannerisms of this couplet, though stylistically related to the calligraphy of Emperor Gaozong (1107-1187), to whom it has traditionally been attributed, compare most closely with those found in Eulogy on Calligraphy by Gaozong's son, Xiaozong. This attribution is supported by the fan's three-character dedication to Zhao Zhizhong, a eunuch in Xiaozong's service. The imperial seal impressed over the dedication that reads "Treasure of imperial writing," as well as the unequal spacing between characters in the right-hand line, a feature that reveals a degree of spontaneity in execution unlikely from a scribe, further corroborate the conclusion that this piece is from the emperor's own hand.The couplet describes the stillness of a pond at evening:Above the pond, a thin mist envelops the

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Couplet on pond scenery. Artist: Attributed to Emperor Xiaozong (Chinese, 1127-1194; r. 1163-89). Culture: China. Dimensions: 9 x 9 5/8 in. (22.9 x 24.4 cm). Date: ca. 12th century.The individual brush mannerisms of this couplet, though stylistically related to the calligraphy of Emperor Gaozong (1107-1187), to whom it has traditionally been attributed, compare most closely with those found in Eulogy on Calligraphy by Gaozong's son, Xiaozong. This attribution is supported by the fan's three-character dedication to Zhao Zhizhong, a eunuch in Xiaozong's service. The imperial seal impressed over the dedication that reads "Treasure of imperial writing," as well as the unequal spacing between characters in the right-hand line, a feature that reveals a degree of spontaneity in execution unlikely from a scribe, further corroborate the conclusion that this piece is from the emperor's own hand.The couplet describes the stillness of a pond at evening:Above the pond, a thin mist envelops the

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