Commentaries on Calligraphy in Small Standard Script (Translation)
小楷節錄書評四屏 近現代 梁鼎芬 綾本 (Primary Title)
Liang Dingfen, Chinese, 1859 - 1920 (Artist)
This set of four scrolls written on satin reveals the grace and delicacy of small-standard script, a style favored by the Qing imperial court. In this work, Liang Dingfen transcribed scholarly commentary on old masters of calligraphy, and composed it in a unique zigzag composition. After the fall of the Qing court in 1911, Liang served as a tutor to the last emperor Pu Yi (1906-1967) and became an advocate for public education and the revival of the Qing legacy.
Modern period (1912-present)
梁鼎芬 Liang Dingfen
Two artist's seals
乙末冬十二月 廉伯仁兄先生法鑒 弟梁鼎芬
Y.T. Bay 裴元俊 Collection, Robert A. and Ruth W. Fisher Fund
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