Artist: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941, India)

Date: 20^th century

Dimensions: Height 20.6 cm, Width 43.5 cm

Material: Ink on paper

Gift of Lu Xiaoman

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • landscape sketch rabindranath tagore india 20th century ink paper

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) visited Shanghai three times, in March and September of 1924 and again in 1929. During these visits, he developed a deep friendship with the couple Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman. Tagore drew this casual sketch of mountain during his first attempt to use a Chinese brush at their home, where he left the sketch as a memento for the couple. Lu Xiaoman inscribed the painting, mistakenly noting that the visit took place in 1927. It should have been during one of his earlier visits.

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