“A Cool and Refreshing State of Mind”, Seven-character Verse in Regular Script

Yang Meizi was Empress of Reverend Eminence (Gongsheng) to Emperor Ningzong of the Southern Song Dynasty. Some, however, believe her to be the Empress’s younger sister. She was a poet, calligrapher and painter. As her calligraphy style shares a similarity with that of Emperor Ningzong, a majority of paintings with the Emperor’s inscriptions were actually painted by her.