Artist: Deng Shiru (1743-1805)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1781

Material: Ink on paper

Gift of Hong Fumei

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • book of changes seal script hanging scroll deng shiru qing 1781 ink paper

Deng Shiru (1743-1805), originally named Deng Yan and with zi (designated name) Shiru, was a native of Huaining, Anhui. To avoid using the personal name of the Jiaqing Emperor, he later went by his later zi Wanbo and hao (literary name) Wanbai Shanren. A master of calligraphy and seal carving, he was particularly renowned for his seal and clerical scripts. The brushwork of this scroll is robust and upright; the characters are balancedly composed yet full of variation. The scroll was written in the 46^th year (1781) of the Qianlong reign, when the artist was 39.