Ming Fu Three True Copies -- Famous Steles and Calligraphy Through the Ages

Author: Mi Fu (Song Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Mi Fu (1051–1107) was a Northern Song Dynasty painter and calligrapher. His courtesy name was Yuanzhang, and his sobriquets included Xiangyang Manshi and Haiyue Wai Shi. He was originally from Taiyuan and later moved to Xiangyang, eventually settling in Runzhou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu). Emperor Huizong of Song appointed him as a professor of painting and calligraphy. Known for his eccentric behavior, he was called "Mi Dian." He was skilled in poetry and prose, painting, and calligraphy, and was an expert in art appreciation. His running and cursive calligraphy was influenced by Wang Xianzhi, with a bold and dynamic brushwork style, earning the praise "like a gale-swept mast and charging cavalry, profound and forceful." He was one of the "Four Great Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty," alongside Cai Xiang, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian.