Guifen Feng's fan calligraphy - 馮桂芬書法扇面

Guifen Feng, born in Jiangsu, China, was a renowned scholar in Qing dynasty. In 1840, he served as an imperial scholar and became one of Zexu Lin's students (1785-1850). Feng assisted in organizing army to fight the Taiping Rebellion in 1853. After that, he worked as a political adviser to Hongzhang Li (1823-1901) and as a proponent of Self-Strengthening Movement (an institutional reform of Qing dynasty from 1861 to 1895).馮桂芬，字林一，號景亭，江蘇人，清朝著名學者，道光二十年進士，為林則徐學生。馮桂芬曾參與太平軍對抗，之後成為李鴻章幕僚，是自強運動的擁護者。Shaoyou Chyn wrote a poem in a standard script on Xing’s fan ( Dunfu Xing, 1068-1087) : “I made tea from newly grinded leaves and drank it in a porcelain cup. After finishing the tea, I asked my son to come and I checked his homework regarding Songs of Chu. At that moment, winds stopped blowing. No fallen leaves were found outside my small room. Only few green caterpillars span quietly in autumn.” Shangu (Hwang Shangu, 1045-1105) found Chyn’s poem and then wrote down comments in small-font cursive scripts on the back of the fan.秦少游嘗以真字題邢惇夫扇云：「月團新碾瀹花瓷，飲罷呼兒課楚辭。風定小軒無落葉，青蟲相對吐秋絲。」山谷見之，於扇背作小草書以復之為。Postscript: dedication to the fourth brother Xue Shu; Signature: Guifen Feng款識: 雲淑四兄屬, 馮桂芬.1) Tse Tsung Chow collects; 2) Gui; 3) Fen; 4) Xue Nong's fan1) 周策縱藏; 2) 桂; 3) 芬; 4) 雪農藏