Shen Yinmo's "On Practice"

Author: Shen Yinmo
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Shen Yinmo (1883-1971), born in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. Originally named Junmo, styled Zhong, and styled Qiuming and Huiguava. He studied in Japan in his early years. After returning to China in 1912, he served as a professor at Peking University. During the May Fourth Movement, he was a member of the editorial board of New Youth and engaged in the New Culture Movement. Later, he served as the Director of the Hebei Provincial Education Department and the President of Peking University. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he held positions such as Vice Director of the Central Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member of the People's Committee of Shanghai Municipality, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Literature and Arts, and Director of the Shanghai Research Institute of Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Carving. He was skilled in poetry and calligraphy, admired the style of the "Two Wangs" (Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi), and was a renowned modern calligrapher. He authored works such as Qiuming Room Miscellaneous Poems, Discussions on Elegant Calligraphy, Essays on Calligraphy, Five-Character Method of Holding the Brush, Insights into the Calligraphy of the Two Wangs, Collected Essays on Calligraphy, Selected and Annotated Experiences of Famous Calligraphers Through the Ages, Shen Yinmo's Collected Writings on Calligraphy, Shen Yinmo's Running Script Manuscripts, and Shen Yinmo's Calligraphy Collection.