Artist: Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)

Date: Yuan (1271-1368)

Dimensions: Height 30.7 cm, Width 30.5 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • jinde tie running script album leaf zhao mengfu yuan ink paper

Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), also known by his zi (designated name) Zi'ang and hao (literary name) Songxue Daoren, was a native of Wuxing (present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang province). His wife, Guan Daosheng, is said to be from Xiaozheng in Maoxi, Songjiang (in present-day Qingpu, Shanghai). This work was dedicated to Zhao's father-in-law Guan Zhifu, exemplifying Zhao Mengfu's mature style that is graceful and fluid. During the Ming dynasty, the leaf was preserved in the Qingsenge collection of He Liangjun (1506-1573), a connoisseur from present-day Zhelin in Fengxian, Shanghai), who also once owned Su Shi's Memorial Ode for Huang Jidao (now in the Shanghai Museum).

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