• Figure 2.14. King Hu was one of Asia’s directors who deeply cared about calligraphy, usually writing his own for his films; for The Swordsman (Xiao ao jiang hu, 1990), he even affixed his seal at the lower right.

The Swordsman (Xiao ao jiang hu, 1990)

From Brushed in Light: Calligraphy in East Asian Cinema by Markus Nornes

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