The Wise and the Virtuous: The Art of Yuen Hung-shue

The essay begins with a brief introduction of the education Yuen Hung-Shue, calligrapher and painter (1910-2012), had received from his father and different teachers. After settling in Hong Kong in 1949, Yuen had made impressive contribution to art promotion and education. The writer then draws a thorough picture of Yuen’s Chinese and oil paintings and calligraphic works, providing numerous examples to illustrate the characteristics of Yuen’s calligraphy in regular, seal, clerical and running scripts. Yuen had befriended a lot of esteemed artists and received many seals from these friends. This indeed reflects his people network and fame. Yuen’s chronology is appended to the essay.