Clear blessing Yunming wrote a poem for Qinfu volume

Author: Editorial Group of Selected Calligraphies from Ancient Inscriptions and Stone Carvings
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Publishing Date: 1997-12-01
Features: Zhu Yunming (1460—1526) was a renowned calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty. His courtesy name was Xizhe. Due to having six fingers on his right hand, he styled himself Zhishan and also Zhizhisheng, and was widely known as Zhizhishan or Zhijingzhao. He was from Changzhou (now Wuxian County, Jiangsu). He passed the imperial examination during the Hongzhi era and served as the magistrate of Xingning, Guangdong, before being transferred to the position of Tongpan of Yangzhou. He was known as one of the "Four Wuzhong Talents" alongside Xu Zhengqing, Tang Yin, and Wen Zhengming. Zhu Yunming excelled in calligraphy and was also skilled in poetry. His calligraphic style was characterized by extensive learning, diverse transformations, naturalness, and was unmatched by contemporaries. Wen Peng praised him: [In our dynasty, there are countless skilled calligraphers, each with their own unique style. Only Zhu Jingzhao has collected the strengths of all, for he studied every aspect of calligraphy in his youth and mastered them all.] The "Calligraphy of the 'Qin Fu' Scroll" measures 25.7 cm in height and 73.84 cm in width, created when Zhu was fifty-seven years old. Wang Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty commented on Zhu's late-career cursive calligraphy: [His late style is unpredictable in its transformations, with a flamboyant and natural charm, truly worthy of being compared to Zhao Mengfu of Wuxing (Zhao Mengfu), and this is without comparison.] This scroll features smooth and effortless brushwork, rounded and expansive strokes, an extraordinary yet disciplined structure, and a collected brush force without continuous, entangled lines. The published facsimile of Zhu Yunming's "Calligraphy of the 'Qin Fu' Scroll" is an excellent model for calligraphy enthusiasts to appreciate and practice cursive calligraphy.