The Calligrapher — Wáng Duó 王铎
Late-Ming cursive master of monumental, turbulent brushwork.
明末清初 calligrapher (1592–1652), master of cursive script/running script — late-Ming master of wet-ink, falling-and-rising running cursive. late Ming–early Qing
Cultural Story
琊 appears almost only in 琅琊, an ancient place name, the 琅琊 commandery of the Qin and Han on today's Shandong coast, and the 琅琊山 of Anhui. Famous in histories and the 世說新語, it names a land of scholars, not a common everyday thing at all.
Common words & phrases
- 琅琊 Langya · place name
Read the story behind the character
Most readers meet 琊 only in 琅琊 (Langya), the old place name now reborn in TV dramas like 琅琊榜. It names a district in Shandong and a mountain in Anhui, places proud of their classical past. The single character rarely stands alone, always pointing to that storied region.
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