Fresh Yu Xuan Shu's calligraphy of Su Shi's poem "Haitang Flower"

Author: Editorial Board of Selected Calligraphic Works from Ancient Inscriptions and Stele
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Publication Date: October 1, 1984
Features: Xian Yu, styled Boji, was known as Kunxue Min and was from Yuyang (now Beijing). He was born in the fifth year of the Bao () era of the Song Dynasty's Lizong Emperor (1257 AD) and died in the sixth year of the Dade era of the Yuan Dynasty's Chengzong Emperor (1302 AD), at the age of forty-six. He was a renowned calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty, equally famous with Zhao Mengfu. He excelled in running and cursive scripts, with calligraphy that was round and vigorous, majestic in style, and unique in his time. Shushihuiyao described him as "creating characters with extraordinary and dynamic forms, skilled in running and cursive scripts. Zhao Wenmin highly praised him." Wu Kuan commented on his calligraphy: "Xian Yu's reputation in calligraphy was equal to that of Zhao Wuxing and Deng Baishi in his time, each dominating their respective fields. Kunxue was particularly skilled in cursive scripts, and his calligraphy derived from regular and running scripts, so his brushwork was deliberate, and every stroke carried a sense of character, making it pleasing to the eye."