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Details
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Media categories
- Scroll , Calligraphy
- Materials used
- hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 128.0 x 31.6 cm image; 155.7 x 37.2 cm scroll
- Credit
- Gift of Dr. James Hayes 2009
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 196.2009
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Zhu Ruzhen
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About
Zhu Ruzhen was a native of Qingyuan, Guangdong Province. Born into a poor family, his father died when he was young. In 1904 he passed the metropolitan examination to receive his 'jinshi' degree, taking second place. As a compiler of the Hanlin Academy, he was chosen to study law in Japan in 1905. Upon his graduation and return to China, he became a professor at the Law School in Beijing. He resettled in Hong Kong after China became a republic, and taught at Hong Kong University. His calligraphy was based on the 'guan’ge ti' (a style based on regular script but well-knit), required for the imperial civil service examination.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, April 2009.
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Where the work was made
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