Chinese Calligraphy Hanging Scroll — Mao Zedong's Pursue the Retreating Enemy Couplet
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Chinese Calligraphy Hanging Scroll — Mao Zedong's Pursue the Retreating Enemy CoupletEntry/Object ID
WH0107Description
Monumental Chinese calligraphy hanging scroll presenting a celebrated couplet from Mao Zedong's 1949 poem, The People's Liberation Army Captures Nanjing. The verse invokes the historical Hegemon-King Xiang Yu to emphasize decisive action and the pursuit of victory over superficial reputation. Fourteen large, expressive black characters descend in a single vertical column, creating a powerful composition within a restrained cream-colored mounting. A small red seal accompanies the inscription. The work likely complements WH0108, which displays the succeeding couplet from the same poem, together expressing themes of historical transformation, perseverance, and revolutionary determination.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper-to-ClothSubject
Chinese poetic couplet advocating decisive victory rather than allowing a defeated adversary to recoverCategory
Chinese Painted Art
Made/Created
Artist
Maker presently unidentifiedTime Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
AsiaCulture/Tribe
Chinese