Lingbao Yao (Folk Songs and Idioms), clerical script, hanging scroll

Artist: Zheng Fu (1622-1693)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1691

Dimensions: Height 132.7 cm, Width 62.4 cm

Material: Ink on paper

Description

Zheng Fu (1622-1693) is also known by his zi (designated name) Ruqi and hao (literary name) Gukou, native to Shangyuan (nowadays Nanjing, Jiangsu province). Continuing his family tradition, Zheng made a living as a doctor and never led an official career. Adept in clerical script, he learned from Song Jue in his early years. Later, he learned from Han dynasty stele inscriptions. This scroll, a transcription of pre-Qin (before 221 BCE) lyrics and idioms, was written with dynamic brushstrokes, exhibiting an archaic and intriguing style. The calligrapher wrote this work in the 30th year (1691) of the Kangxi reign at the age of 70.

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