Artist: Wei Liaoweng (1178-1237)

Date: Southern Song (1127-1279), dated 1225

Dimensions: Height 28.4 cm, Width 161.6 cm

Material: Ink on paper

Gift of ShenTongyue

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • wen xiang tie running script handscroll wei liaoweng southern song ink paper

Wei Liaoweng (1178-1237) is also known by his zi (designated name) Huafu and hao (literary name) Heshan. A native to Pujiang county in Qiongzhou, he became a jinshi (a candidate passing the palace civil-examination) in the fifth year (1199) of the Qingyuan era, and served in the Bureau of Military Affairs. Wei was skilled in seal, clerical, running, and cursive scripts. This work is a letter to Zhao Fan that discussed government and military affairs, written with smooth brushstrokes in an unaffected style. The calligrapher wrote this letter at the age of 48 in the first year (1225) of the Baoqing era.