Artist: Pan Tianshou (1897-1971)

Date: 1947

Dimensions: Height 135.5 cm, Width 50.0 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • painting theory running script hanging scroll pan tianshou 1947 ink paper

Pan Tianshou (1897-1971), originally named Tianshou with a different character for "shou", is also known by his zi (designated name) Dayi and his hao (literary name) Ashou, native to Ninghai, Zhejiang province. Pan was a painter and prominent educator, obtaining instructions from Wu Changshuo. Pan was the Vice President of China Artist Association and the Principal of Zhejiang Academy of Art. This work is a paragraph from the painting theory, accomplished with strong and decisive brushstrokes. Pan Tianshou wrote this work at the age of 51 in 1947.