Orchid Pavilion Preface

Orchid Pavilion Preface

• Image Number: K2B000101N000000000PAA
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Calligraphic works
• Author: 文徵明
• Form: 卷
• Exhibition dimension: 29.2×120.4
• Description:
  Wen Zhengming (1470-1559 AD) was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. Its original name is Bi, and its characters symbolize Ming Dynasty. Later, it was written in words, and its nickname was Tingyun Sheng, a hermit in Hengshan Mountain. He, together with Shen Zhou, Tang Yin and Qiu Ying, is a master of poetry, calligraphy and painting. His book was first learned from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and later learned from the Jin and Tang Dynasties. The knot in this picture is meticulous, the strokes are restrained and implicit, while the spirit is exposed and the wind is radiant. According to the title at the end of the volume, it is known that this volume was written by Wen when he was 89 years old. The strokes are vigorous and powerful, and there is no sense of laxity. It should be a good work.