Artist: Zhao Puchu

Date: Modern, dated 1935

Dimensions: Height 40.0 cm, Width 99.0 cm

Material: Ink on rice paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Zhao Puchu Gallery
• Tag：
  • poem celebration aunt birthday regular script handscroll zhao puchu 1935 ink rice paper

In 1935, the 29-year-old Zhao Puchu wrote six poems to express his gratitude to Aunt Guan Jingzhi on her 60^th birthday. The poems were written on a special rice paper, which is colored, waxed and painted in silver with the motif of flowers and fruits. Zhao's exquisite and elegant calligraphy indicates the influences from two calligraphic masters in Chinese history, Chu Suiliang and Zhao Mengfu. These poems were among the few works Zhao created in his early years. Thanks to the guidance and encouragement of the Guan siblings, Zhao was able to make great achievements in religious and charity work.