DS
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Chinese artist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1 January 1739
Death:
1 January 1805
The details
Biography
Deng Shirú (Teng Shih-ju, traditional: 鄧石如, simplified: 邓石如); ca. 1739/1743-1805 was a Chinese calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
Deng was born in Huaining in the Anhui province. His style name was 'Wanbo' and his sobriquets were 'Wanbai shanren, Wan bai, Guhuan, Gu wanzi, Youji daoren, Fenshui yuzhang, and Longshan qiaozhang'. Deng studied at the Shen Chun Academy. He later learned the art of Seal cutting.