Gong Xian, a famous painter and calligrapher in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, is "two and a half people in the world" (good at grass, but not limited to ancient methods)

Gong Xian (1618-1689) was a famous painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and one of the eight famous artists in Jinling. Also known as Qi Xian, the word half a thousand and a half acres, from Nanjing, Jiangsu. In his early years, he took part in the activities of social rehabilitation. In the late Ming dynasty, he went out to wander during the war, but he could not live in seclusion in the Qing dynasty. He and painters active in Jinling, such as Fan Yin, Gao Cen, Zou Zhe, Wu Hong, Ye Xin, Hu Yi and Xie Xun, are also called "Eight Schools of Jinling". And Lv Qian, a famous poet and painter in the early Qing Dynasty, are also called "two and a half in the world" (Gong Xian, the word is half a thousand; Lv Qian, Shimada Hanzo). Gong Cao's cursive poems and seven-rhythm poems are good at cursive calligraphy and Mi Fei's calligraphy, but he respects the ancient method and forms his own system. He is the author of the vanilla hall collection. Today we will appreciate Gong Xian's running script calligraphy and see how he learned it from Mi Fei. More people know that Gong Xian is a great painter in Running Script and Fish Jumping and Inging. His calligraphy is full of interest under the cover of painting names. His brushwork is rich, mellow, vigorous, delicate and dynamic. The book of mountains and rivers, the book of mountains and rivers, the book of fishing songs, the running script, the running script part, the vertical axis.