Duke Ding Yuan’s cursive poems

[Ding Yuan’s cursive self-written poetry volume]

Self-written poetry volume, Ming Dynasty, Ding Yuan’s official script, paper book, hand scroll, 28.2 cm in length and 213.5 cm in width. Cursive script, 64 lines
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In the text, “after Yiyou” and “the spring of Wuzi” are recorded in the second year of Shunzhi (1645) and the fifth year of Shunzhi (1648). At that time, Duke Ding Yuan had gone to become a monk. It can be seen from the text that this is a poem written by Duke Ding Yuan at the invitation of Weng Xunying, “sitting in the new green of the mountains and forests”, after meeting with many friends. The calligraphy form of “Self Calligraphy Poems” is strange, the size of the glyphs is staggered, and the strokes are interspersed with each other, the length of the strokes is arbitrary, the cadence and jumping range are large, and the thickness of the lines is rich. This volume of calligraphy is simple and dangerous, with its sharp edges exposed, and has the potential to create risks vertically and horizontally.