Artist: Song Jue (1576-1632)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Dimensions: Height 15.0 cm, Width 56.0 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • poem new year's day regular script album leaf song jue ming ink paper

Song Jue (1576-1632), also known by his zi (designated name) Biyu and his hao (literary name) Lizhi Xian among others, was a native of Putian (in present-day Fujian) and a pioneering figure in the study of stele calligraphy during the late Ming. This work bears a regular script style rooted in the Wei-Jin tradition, exhibiting a classical and unadorned elegance. It is dedicated to Hou Qizeng, the younger brother of Hou Tongzeng of Jiading (in present-day Shanghai). "Gonglu" refers to Shen Hongzheng, who was also from Jiading. The phrase "Guxiu Fu Pei" refers to a type of Gu embroidery product from the Luxiang Garden in Shanghai during the Ming dynasty. It should be a hanging ornament embroidered with the character "Fu" (fortune). Such items were probably fashionable gifts among Ming literati to convey blessings to friends.

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