Xu Dachun (styled Lingtai, 1693-1772) was a native of Wujiang, Jiangsu Province. He was equally famed as a litterateur and as a physician. His works include The Canon of Questions Explained through the Inner Canon (Nan ring jing shi ) and Topical Discussions of the History of Medicine ( Yi xue yuan liu lun ). This is an authentic specimen of his calligraphy, from a work on the deeds of literati of successive ages. (Collection of Chinese Museum for History of Medicine.)


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