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Zheng zuo wei tie (Letter on the controversy over seating protocol), also referred to as Lun zuo tie (Letter on the seating), and Yu Guo pu ye shu (Letter to Vice Director Guo), was composed and handwritten by Yan Zhenqing in the running script style. It is a manuscript of Yan Zhenqing’s letter to Guo Yingyi, Prince of Dingxiang. Yan Zhenqing (709‒85) was a renowned calligrapher and high official of the Tang dynasty. The letter addresses the issue of seating protocol for various civilian and military officials at ...