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The "Calligraphy and Painting of the Orchid Pavilion Gathering" consists of a copy of the "Preface to the Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion" by Zhu Yunming (1461-1527) and a painting by Wen Zhengming (1470-1559). Zhu's calligraphy is executed in a fluent and untrammeled running script. Wen was full of praise for Zhu's piece, and so in 1532 he decided to reproduce the scene in a painting.
 
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