Calligrapher’s note:

Critics of Ming Dynasty often praised the integrity of Military General & Calligrapher Huang Daozhou (1585-1646) : “His academic achievement was like an armory—complete and without deficiency.” Such was the reverence he inspired. Daozhou himself believed that a true hero should devote himself to benifit the world; writing calligraphy was only among his last concerns. Yet the artistry of his calligraphy is of the highest state, carrying profound meaning even in our time.

解說：明人評黃道周：「其學如武庫，無所不備。」對其景仰極高！道周先生認為大丈夫應經邦濟世，寫字不過第七、八等事，但其書法的藝術性卻極高，此於當代，大有深意。