Untitled (Calligraphy)
ClassificationsPaintings-ink
Artist
Howard Shih
(Taiwanese)
Date2017-2018
Made AtCalifornia, United States, North America
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsFramed: 20 7/8 × 20 7/8 in. (53 × 53 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jack J. Liang
Object number2020.11.9
DescriptionThis calligraphy is an ink on paper painting by Taiwanese artist Howard Shih. The painter's ancestral home was Jinling, and his grandfather was Mr. Shi Liangcai, a prominent journalist in early 20th century Shanghai. Howard Shih graduated from the University of California. He studied literature and calligraphy since childhood. He is the head of California Chinese Calligraphy & Painting Academy, and vice-president of the United States Lanting Pavilion organization. Since 1979, Mr. Shih has held numerous personal calligraphy displays in Yokohama, Japan, and especially in the U.S. cities of New York and Los Angeles. Originally a Tang Dynasty poem by Bai Juyi.On View
Not on viewCollections
1050-221 BCE
20th Century