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Category：Calligraphy

Size:Length:220 x Width:85 (cm)

Size description：70×67 (畫心)

Introduction：Huang Tu-sheng (1936-2012)–pseudonyms Houan, Kaihsin Shanren, and Tenghsien Jushi; dharma name Chingchou, Changhe–was born in Taipei. He graduated from Taipei City Commercial Vocational School in 1951, and he learned Chinese studies at Chuanlai Pavillion in the following year. In 1954, he studied calligraphy and Chinese studies under Tsao Jung, and in 1956, he began learning poetry and painting from Pu Hsin-yu. He won first place in the Sino-Japanese Calligraphy Cultural Exchange in 1959, winning the Japanese Calligraphy Association’s Association Award in the following year. In 1964, he curated the first Danlu Member Calligraphy Exhibition, and served as a calligraphy teacher at Private Gubao High School of Commerce and Home Economics. In 1965, he was elected as the second director of the Chinese Calligraphy Society. In 1974, the Huano Calligraphy Society was established. In 1983, he founded the Buyi Kuaichai Art Gallery. In 1984, he converted to Buddhism under Master Hsingyun with the dharma name Chingchou. In 1990, he was hired as the sixth honorary director of the Calligraphy Education Society. In 1984, he followed Master Shengyen with the dharma name Changhe. In 2006, he held a seventy-years review exhibition at the Taichung Harbor Art Center. In 2012, he died of blood loss caused by aspiration pneumonia.
Huang Tu-sheng was good at all scripts, but because he was taught by Pu Hsin-an, his style complements Pu’s well. His semi-cursive script is smooth and dynamic, harboring an agility that comes to life on paper. In addition to general practice content, he also creates ceramic paintings, wood carvings, bamboo carvings, etc. He published many books, including Hand Copy of Sun Kuo-ting’s Collection, Huang Tu-sheng’s Chính khí ca, National Junior High Calligraphy Templates, Words of Wisdom from Zen, Poems of Tang and Song in Huang Tu-sheng’s Semi-Cursive Script, etc.
The three characters "Kuan Tzu Tsai" is based on an alternative translation of Guanyin’s name by Master Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty. Choosing only their title, the meaning “silent contemplation” can be extended from it, hinting strongly at Buddhist principles. The large characters retain Huang’s flying, dynamic style, yet the brushstrokes are fierce.

Accession Number:PT09300400

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