Chang Chiu-ling's "Fu on 
a White Feather Fan"
Tung Ch'i-ch'ang (A.D. 1555-
1636)
Ming Dynasty
Ink on thin silk. Semi-
cursive script.  Hanging 
scroll.
136.5 x 60.2cm.
     Tung Ch'i-ch'ang, styled 
Hsuan-ts'ai, was a native of 
Hua-t'ing, Kiangsu.  He was 
a scholar of superior talent 
and ability, passing the 
chin-shih examination during 
the Wan-li period (A.D. 1573-
1619 ).   A great painter and 
calligrapher of the Ming 
period, his painting is said 
to be free and lively, his 
calligraphy mature and 
stately, his brush strokes 
elegant and full. His work 
is reminiscent of the great 
calligraphers of the T'ang 
and Yuan periods.