Letter to Nancun
Wang Chong Chinese
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
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Wang Chong was a prodigy who died young; his death shocked the scholarly community of Suzhou, especially his mentor Wen Zhengming, who continued to mourn him many years later. Wang writes here in a relaxed semicursive script, which allowed him to lift the brush less frequently than in formal standard script. As a result, many strokes and even characters are connected with fine ligatures. In this brief letter, Wang asks the recipient, a Mr. Nancun, for help with managing a contractor who is doing construction work on his land.
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