Su Dongpo (also known as Su Shi) (1037 - 1101) was a Song Dynasty poet known for his calligraphy and his poetry in the style of "Ci" and "Ge" and "Fu". The poems included here of of the genre "fu," which is a lengthy, expository prose. Fu often shows off the writer's ability to capture a sublime scene in great verbal detail (as well as shows off the writer's vocabulary.) Characters are in negative-space calligraphy rather than woodblock printed; were perhaps copied from a stele engraving rubbing or something similar?

Dongting Chun Se Fu (A Fu on Spring Colors at Dongting Lake) Zhongshan Song Lao Fu (A Fu on Evergreen Wine at Zhongshan)

Su Dong Po (Su Shi)

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1915

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