Artist: Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)

Date: Yuan (1271-1368)

Dimensions: Height 47.1 cm, Width 455.1 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • study running script zhao mengfu yuan ink paper

Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), also known by his zi (designated name) Zi'ang and his hao (literary name) Songxue Daoren, was a native of Wuxing (present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang province). This scroll, written in large running script, demonstrates a robust and fluid style, representing a typical example of the early transformation in Zhao's calligraphy during his later years. The scroll was written for the Master of Zhizhai Studio, with the text authored by Duan Congzhou. In the early Qing dynasty, it was part of the collection of Wang Hongxu (1645-1723), a native of Jinshan (now part of Shanghai). It later came into the collection of Xu Zishan of Shanghai.

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