Poem in Five-syllable Verse
Sung K'o (A.D. 1327-1387)
Ming Dynasty 
Ink on silk. Cursive 
script. Handscroll. 
24.6 x 128.7cm
     Sung K'o, whose style 
name was Chung-wen, was a 
native of Changchow in
Kiangsu province.  He 
gained wide fame as a 
master of calligraphy. 
A Ming critic commented
that Sung's calligraphy
captured the essence and
genius of the ancients.