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Song Dan

CHINA, Hebei, Handan; Tang dynasty (618–907)
Song Dan, also known as Cang Zhu, was born in Guangping, Handan (present day Hebei). He was a calligrapher, as well as an editor for the National Archives. Song learned the art of calligraphy from Zhong Yao and excelled in all scripts.
　 Huang Tingjian praised Song for the power of his calligraphy and stated in Preface and Postscript of Shangu, Song's calligraphy is a perfect combination of elegance

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