The Song of Tiehua. 1754 by Wei Qianheng (1720-1796) Wei Qianheng (1715-1792) was native to Wuhu. As a young man, Wei hanged out with literati from Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, the core region of the Jiangnan area. In 1751, Wei,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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“The Song of Tiehua” from Pingluo An Yiji (The Collection of the Bequeathed Writing of Pingluo Temple) by Liang Tongshu (1754-1755) Liang Tongshu (1723-1814) was native of Qiantang, Zhejiang. His father Liang Shizheng was an influential advisor to Emperor[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Record of Vivid Images (1704) from Jiande (Dongzhi) Local Gazetteer (rp.1884?) Jin Jun[1] (???) Jin Jun was an official instructor of Jiande county in Anhui Province. He wrote this biography in honor of Liang Yingda native of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Song of Tiehua by Wei Zhihuang 魏之璜 (1568-1645). translated by Dr. Qin Fang, Olivia Uliston June 2021 Wei Zhihuang[1] was native to Nanjing, a city about 30 miles north of Wuhu, the hometown of tiehua (iron painting). As[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was an earliest extant iron painting preserved in Zhenjiang Museum. Tang Peng was considered to be the author of the painting. It was placed right in the center of the exhibition Hall on the fourth floor of the Museum,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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