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Zhang Sicheng

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Zhang Sicheng (? – c. 1344) was the thirty-ninth Chinese Celestial Master, known for his calligraphy. He presumably flourished during the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhang assumed the title of Celestial Master after the death of his father, Zhang Yucai. It is not known whether Zhang Sicheng, like his father, also painted dragons.[1] Sicheng oversaw three major Daoist ordination centers and Daoist affairs south of the Yangtze.[2] In 1331 he inscribed a colophon poem on the Nine Dragons scroll painting by Chen Rong.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hou-mei, Sung (2009). Decoded messages: the symbolic language of Chinese animal painting. Yale University Press. p. 128. ISBN 0300141521.
  2. ^ The Encyclopedia of Taoism. Routledge. 2013. p. 1235. ISBN 1135796343.
  3. ^ "Nine Dragons". Digital Scrolling Paintings Project. Retrieved 18 October 2013.