Manuscript certificate "Titled 'Handed-down Imperial Edict from Emperor Gaozong of Song to Yue Fei'" and other two calligraphic works

Author: Wen Zhengming
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Wen Zhengming, styled Zhengming, later changed to Zhengzhong, self-named "Hengshan Jushi," known as "Wen Hengshan," was from Changzhou. He studied calligraphy diligently, practicing the "Ganwen" script alone, up to ten copies daily. He was praised as "a connoisseur of ancient artifacts and a noble scholar, whose calligraphy is renowned under heaven." He excelled in various scripts, including running, cursive, regular, and clerical scripts, with particular skill in small regular script and running script, deeply mastering the techniques of Zhi Yong. There is the saying, "The of the Ming Dynasty is represented by Hengshan." Over one hundred of his calligraphic works have been passed down. Among them, the most famous are the "Red Cliff Rhapsody" and the "Seven-character Regular Verse." The "Post Red Cliff Rhapsody" is a regular script written by Wen Zhengming at the age of eighty-nine. Both the person and the calligraphy show the signs of age, with a (ancient and profound) and divine quality, exuding elegance, density, and vigor, solid and robust. The "Seven-character Regular Verse" in cursive script follows the style of Zhang Xu and Huai Su's (wild cursive), with dynamic and flowing movements, elegant and unrestrained, powerful brushwork, and a rich rhythmic sense, making it an excellent masterpiece of (wild cursive).