China mourns death of master calligrapher.

[arnisador]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050701/lf_afp/afplifestylechinaart_050701141517

Chinese intellectuals and art connoisseurs are mourning the passing of master calligrapher Qi Gong at the age of 93, state media reported.

"His passing is a great loss to China, and to the world of traditional art and calligraphy," Wu Shuqing, a leading art critic, was quoted as saying by the China Daily.

Qi, whose family was from the Manchu minority, died Thursday. He was revered for more than half a century as one of the foremost calligraphers in China.

Calligraphy is one of the most revered traditional art forms in China.

(Not sure where the best place for this is--The Library seemed a reasonable place for calligraphy .)

 

[Feisty Mouse]

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Calligraphy is so lovely - watching a talented person write is really amazing.