Deng Shiru (1743-1805), 'Dream, Bubble, Shadow', Clerical Script, Qing Dynasty. Length: 91 cm (35.83 in); Width: 53 cm (20.87 in). Ink on paper, clerical script calligraphy by Deng Shiru, dated 1803.Four characters: "Dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows", a famous phrase from the Diamond Sutra.As a founding master of Qing stele calligraphy, Deng's brushwork here is powerful, broad and robust, blending clerical and running script. The monumental large-character format is rare among his surviving works, with striking contrast between vigorous strokes and Buddhist philosophical connotation.

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