Qing · Official and Calligraphy Critic

Weng Fanggang 翁方綱

Attested AD 1736 - AD 1795

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Weng Fanggang was an official and Calligraphy Critic.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1736 to AD 1795 後 (after Wang Shu's Yongzheng career)
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 13

Career and standing

Academician of the Grand Secretariat 內閣學士
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 13

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 13

Works and attributed material

Judgment · Speaker · About Person Id Wang Shu (王澍)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 13

Events and relationships

Offered ranking of Wang Shu's scripts differing from common view
Scholarly · Critic
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 13

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 503Volume 503 Biographies 290: Yi Shu Er · 1 passage

後內閣學士翁方綱持論與異，謂其篆書得古法，行書次之，正書又次之。 Later the Academician of the Grand Secretariat Weng Fanggang took a different view, holding that Shu's seal script preserved the ancient manner, his running script came next, and his regular script ranked below both.