Artist: Zhang Yu (1283-1350)

Date: Yuan (1271-1368)

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • respond running script handscroll zhang yu yuan ink paper

Zhang Yu (1283-1350), also known by his zi (designated name) Boyu and hao (literary names) Zhenju and Juqu Waishi, was a native of Qiantang (present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang province). A Daoist monk of the Maoshan Shangqing school, he served as head of Fuzhen Daoist Temple in Hangzhou. Skilled in calligraphy, he received direct guidance from Zhao Mengfu. "Yu Daoyuan" refers to Yu Ji. This handscroll contains his work Responding to Yu Ji's Request for a Daoism Talismanic Script with the Rhymes from the Original Poem, exhibiting a clean, vigorous, and fluent style that is both dynamic and harmoniously integrated.