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A Life Etched in Ink: The Calligraphy of Yang Xian The name Yang Xian resonates through the annals of Chinese calligraphy, though disentangling the threads of his life requires navigating a complex historical landscape and acknowledging multiple figures bearing the same name. Our focus lies primarily on Yang Xian (1321–1370), a pivotal official during the early Ming dynasty whose mastery of clerical script—lishu—became intertwined wit…
Scroll through yang xian's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
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The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups yang xian's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.
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