Deng Shiru was one of the great Qing masters of calligraphy, epigraphy, and classical learning. This seal-script rendering of excerpts from ?Disciple Duties? was written in the year before his death, when he was sixty-two. It is widely regarded as his most mature work, showing complete command in brush movement, character structure, and the seasoned unity of man and writing. It is also considered one of the works with which Deng himself was most satisfied.