Artist: Zhang Bi (1425-1487)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm, Width 40.3 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • dialect cursive script album leaf zhang bi ming ink paper

Zhang Bi (1425-1487), also known by his zi (designated name) Rubi and his hao (literary name) Donghai, was native to Huating (nowadays Fengxian district in Shanghai). Adept in cursive script, he learned his style from Zhang Xu and Huaisu. These characters are mostly in cursive script, with a few characters in running script, which is different from his extremely expressive cursive script calligraphy. The content of the work is related to phonology, reflecting the evolution of the pronunciation in the northern and southern dialects. It is a valuable material for the research on Shanghai dialect.

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