Artist: Zhu Da (1626-1705)
Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1693
Dimensions: Height 24.4 cm, Width 23.0 cm
Material: Ink on paper
Zhu Da (1626-1705), originally named Tongquan, is also known by his hao (literary name) Xuege and Bada Shanren, native to Nanchang, Jiangxi province. This work includes Anecdotes of the Song Dynasty, Responding to Zhao Nianweng's Comments on the Inkstone, and excerpts from Wang Xizhi's Lanting Xu and Chu Suiliang's Yanta Shengjiao Xu. He wrote the work at the age of 68 in the 32nd year (1693) of the Kangxi reign.