Ni Yuanlu
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Ni Yuanlu ({{zh|c=倪元璐|p=Ní Yuánlù|w=Ni Yüan-lu}}; ca. 1593–1644) was a high-ranking official, calligrapher, and painter during the Ming dynasty of Chinese history.
Ni was born in Shangyu in the Zhejiang province.{{cite web|url=http://www.china-on-site.com/pages/painter/1053.php|title=Ni Yuanlu Brief Biography|access-date=2008-07-09}} His courtesy name was "Yuru" (玉汝) and his art name was "Hongbao" (鸿宝). He passed the imperial examination in 1621 as a Jinshi (進士) and was a scholar in the Hanlin Academy.Cihai: Page 253. Ni's calligraphy used a semicursive script style with refined strokes. Ni committed suicide by hanging at the end of the Ming dynasty.
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References
- Cihai. Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe (上海辞书出版社), 1979.
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External links
- [http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/calligraphy-ni-yuanlu.php Ni Yuanlu and his Calligraphy Gallery] at China Online Museum
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Category:Painters from Zhejiang
Category:Ming dynasty calligraphers
Category:Ming dynasty painters
Category:Politicians from Shaoxing
Category:Ming dynasty government officials
Category:Suicides by hanging in China
Category:17th-century Chinese calligraphers
Category:Artists from Shaoxing
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