“The Epitaph of Tang Yan” in Cursive Script (handscroll)
Zhu Yunming (1460–1526) was born in Changzhou (today’s Suzhou, Jiangsu Province), also known by his courtesy name Xizhe and literary name Zhishan. He passed the Provincial Exam in the fifth year of the Hongzhi period in the Ming Dynasty (1429). He was selected as District Magistrate of the Xingning county in Guangdong province and was later promoted to be Second-Class Sub-Prefect of Yingtian (today’s Nanjing). He claimed illness and retired in the fourteenth year of the Zhengde period (1519). Zhu was good at writing poems and proses. He was a well-known calligrapher, one of the “Four Talents in Wuzhong,” with the other three being Xu Zhenqing, Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming. He was also renowned as one of the “Three Outstanding Calligraphers in the mid-Ming Dynasty”.
zhu zhishan (1461 – 1527)
Discover Zhu Zhishan (Zhu Yunming), a Ming Dynasty calligrapher renowned for wild-cursive script & small standard script. Explore his unorthodox life, iconic works, and influence on Chinese art.
Об этом произведении
- Название: “The Epitaph of Tang Yan” in Cursive Script (handscroll)
- Художник: zhu zhishan
- Формат: Panoramic
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Местонахождение: Long Museum West Bund
- Динамика: Traditional Chinese Art
- Цветовая палитра: Monochrome
- Ключевые слова: handscroll painting” , “zhu yunming artwork” , “east asian art”
- Насыщенность цвета: Vivid
- Воспринимаемая яркость: brilliant

