Artist: Fu Shan (1607-1684)
Date: Ming (1368-1644)
Material: Ink on paper
Fu Shan (1607-1684), also known by his zi (designated name) Qingzhu and his hao (literary name) Zhenshan, was native to Yangqu (present-day Taiyuan, Shanxi province). He was a philosopher, calligrapher, and physician during the late Ming to the early Qing. He was adept in all scripts, especially skilled in cursive script. This hanging scroll transcribes his own poem Tianlong Temple in a cursive-seal script. It blends ancient and his contemporary calligraphic style, with brushwork that is powerfully expressive and unrestrained.
