Artist: Wen Zhengming (1470-1559)

Date: Ming (1368-1644), dated 1542

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • biography regular script hanging scroll wen zhengming ming 1542 ink paper

Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), original name Bi, is also known by his zi (designated name) Zhengzhong and hao (literary names) Hengshan and Tingyunsheng. A native of Changzhou (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu province), he was skilled in painting and calligraphy, especially adept in smaller regular script. Gu Chunqian is also known as Gu Lan. This hanging scroll demonstrates exquisite brushwork, a balanced structure, and an elegant synthesis of vigor and classical refinement. This work was written in the 21^st year (1542) of the Jiajing era, when the artist was 73.