Artist: Wang Duo (1592-1652)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1646

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • poem cursive script handscroll wang duo qing 1646 ink paper

Wang Duo (1592-1652), also known by his zi (designated name) Juesi and hao (literary name) Songqiao, was a native of Mengjin, Henan. He became a jinshi (a successful candidate in the imperial examination) in the second year (1622) of the Tianqi era and later served as Minister of Rites under the Qing dynasty. He also received the title Taizi Taibao (literally meaning the teacher of the crown prince). This handscroll transcribes seven poems by Du Fu, along with one each by Wang Wan, Zu Yong, and Qiwu Qian. The brushwork is concise and vigorous, with fluid transitions between strokes. The scroll was written in the third year (1646) of the Shunzhi reign, when the artist was 55.