Li Si (ca. 280 BC - September or October 208 BC) was the influential Prime Minister (or Chancellor) of the feudal state and later of the dynasty of Qin, between 246 BC and 208 BC. A famous Legalist, he was also a notable calligrapher. Li Si served under two rulers: Qin Shi Huang, king of Qin and later First Emperor of China -- and his son, Qin Er Shi. A powerful minister, he was central to the state's policies, including those on military conquest, … Wikipedia
The calligrapher of both parts of the inscription was Li Si, the then prime minister and one of the creator of small seal script. His characters are dignifiedly rectangular with strokes structurally balanced, and his brushwork is gracefully stretching, p www.rice-paper.com/uses/calligraphy/calligrapher/lisi.html
