Zhou Lianggong’s seven-letter scroll

[Zhou Lianggong’s Running Script Seven-letter Poem Axis]

The Running Script Seven-letter Poem Axis, Qing Dynasty, Zhou Lianggong’s Running Script, paper version, 202.8 cm vertically and 50.6 cm horizontally
This scroll is recorded from a seven-letter poem, which is finally read: “Guimao passed through Yi’an in the early winter, and the old Shiweng four books of the hall were given a correction. Que’s younger brother Zhou Lianggong’s manuscript.” The next seal is “Zhou Lianggong’s seal” and “Don’t read Wang Lizhong’s poems”. The first seal is “Tao An”
This axis was written in the second year of Kangxi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1663). The author was 52 years old. The addressee “Yi An” should be Geng Jie. Because he and Zhou Lianggong are both colleagues and fellow villagers, it is reasonable to have contacts, so this axis can be confirmed as a gift of Geng Jie from Zhou’s book. The calligraphy style of this axis is unique. Although it is a running script, it is close to regular script. The strokes are strange, and the side front is often used. It is not like the state that can be formed by the usual strokes. The size of the knot and the side of the stroke are not straight, but the overall view is still the traditional structure method, which is quite personalized.