Tang Yifen; ca. 1778-1853 was a Chinese

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 landscape painter and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

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 (1644–1912).

Tang was born in the Jiangsu

Jiangsu

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 province. His style name was 'Ruoyi' and his sobriquet

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s were 'Yusheng, Qing-ying monk and Zhouweng'. Tang painted both landscapes and ink plums in a style of great sensitivity, much in the same manner as Dai Xi

Dai Xi

Dai Xi was a Chinese painter of the 19th century and representative of the academic manner. His sobriquet was Chunshi or “Pure-Minded Scholar” and his pen name was Yu'an Dai Xi (1801 – 1860) was a Chinese painter of the 19th century and representative of the academic manner. His sobriquet...

. He also did calligraphy, especially running script

Semi-cursive script

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