Ni Yuanlu
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Ni Yuanlu; ca. 1593-1644 was a Chinese
calligrapher and painter during the Ming Dynasty
(1368–1644).
Ni was born in Shangyu
in the Zhejiang
province. His style name was 'Yu Ru' (玉汝) and his pseudonym was 'Hong Bao' (鸿宝). He passed the imperial examination
in 1621 as a Jinshi (進士) and was a scholar in the Hanlin Academy
. Ni's calligraphy used a semicursive script style with refined strokes. Ni committed suicide by hanging at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Chinese people
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calligrapher and painter during the Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
(1368–1644).
Ni was born in Shangyu
Shangyu
Shangyu is a county-level city which is part of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing in the Northeast of Zhejiang province of the People's Republic of China. Its 2004 population was over 770,000, up from 722,523 in the 2000 census. Shangyu is roughly fifty kilometers from north to south and about...
in the Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
province. His style name was 'Yu Ru' (玉汝) and his pseudonym was 'Hong Bao' (鸿宝). He passed the imperial examination
Imperial examination
The Imperial examination was an examination system in Imperial China designed to select the best administrative officials for the state's bureaucracy. This system had a huge influence on both society and culture in Imperial China and was directly responsible for the creation of a class of...
in 1621 as a Jinshi (進士) and was a scholar in the Hanlin Academy
Hanlin Academy
The Hanlin Academy was an academic and administrative institution founded in the eighth century Tang dynasty China by Emperor Xuanzong.Membership in the academy was confined to an elite group of scholars, who performed secretarial and literary tasks for the court. One of its main duties was to...
. Ni's calligraphy used a semicursive script style with refined strokes. Ni committed suicide by hanging at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
External links
- Ni Yuanlu and his Calligraphy Gallery at China Online Museum