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Calligraphy

Artist (Chinese, 1914 - 2006)
Date1997
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 70 in x W. 19 in, H. 177.8 cm x W. 48.3 cm (image); H. 88 in x W. 28 in, H. 223 cm x W. 71.1 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift of the artist's children
Object number2005.37
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
SignedArtist signature and date: 一九九七年四月十一日母親節，方召麟八十三歲。 Seal: 方召麟(白文方印)；南山壽(白文方印)。
InscribedMothers' Day Festival , April 11, 1997. Fang Zhaoling at age 83. 橫眉冷對千夫指，俯首甘為孺子牛。
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Inscription: Mothers' Day Festival, April 11, 1997. Fang Zhaoling at age eighty-three

This calligraphy contains a famous phrase by the twentieth-century author Lu Xun. It basically concerns holding one's own against the wealthy and influential and supporting the common people.