Artist: Zheng Fu (1622-1693)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1691

Dimensions: Height 132.7 cm, Width 62.4 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • folk song idiom clerical script hanging scroll zheng fu qing 1691 ink paper

Zheng Fu (1622-1693) is also known by his zi (designated name) Ruqi and hao (literary name) Gukou, native to Shangyuan (nowadays Nanjing, Jiangsu province). Continuing his family tradition, Zheng made a living as a doctor and never led an official career. Adept in clerical script, he learned from Song Jue in his early years. Later, he learned from Han dynasty stele inscriptions. This scroll, a transcription of pre-Qin (before 221 BCE) lyrics and idioms, was written with dynamic brushstrokes, exhibiting an archaic and intriguing style. The calligrapher wrote this work in the 30^th year (1691) of the Kangxi reign at the age of 70.