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Author: [American] Ni Yamei; Translator Yang Jianru

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The Pen of Righteousness [American] Ni Yamei; Translator Yang Jianrucompleted Introduction In "The Brush of Zhongzheng", the author Ni Yamei believes that the reason why Yan Zhenqing gained a prominent artistic reputation is based on certain political reasons rather than purely aesthetic principles. She demonstrates that Yan Zhenqing's important status was artificially created by several powerful literati in the eleventh century who hoped to enhance their own political status by associating themselves with Yan Zhenqing's reputation for integrity. They equated calligraphy —Reads7.8Score—Shelves