Poem on a Hermitage, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 49 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( x cm

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Poem on a Hermitage, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 49 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( x cm), Calligraphy, Tu Long (Chinese, 1542–1605), Tu Long is best known as a poet and a dramatist. Forced out of government office in 1583 as a result of slander, Tu returned to his home in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, to lead the life of a poor scholar, dabbling in Daoism and eking out a meager livelihood composing epitaphs and other commemorative pieces

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