Donation from a scholar.Size of frame: 25" x 20". Shen Yinmo (沈尹默, 1883 – June 1, 1971) was a Chinese poet and calligrapher.He was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang province. He made his name in Kyoto, Japan. He was one of the first to write in the new style and he published his poems in periodicals such as La Jeunesse (New Youth) and Xīncháo (新潮, The Renaissance). Two works that made him famous were Sānxián Jí (三弦集) and Qiūmíng Jí (秋明集). He also wrote poems in the classical style. In his poems, he used rhyme and alliteration similarly to the way they had come to be used in classical poetry. He was professor in several universities, and later became president of Beiping University.Around 1950, his poems appeared prominently in the literature supplement of the newspapers Guangming Daily, Wen Hui Bao, and Jiefang Daily.He was also known as a calligrapher. He was director of a research institute and published historical studies on calligraphy.沈尹默（1883年－1971年），原名君默，后改尹默，字中、秋明，号君墨，别号鬼谷子。祖籍浙江湖州，1883年生于陕西兴安府汉阴厅（今陕西安康市汉阴县城关镇民主街），著名学者、诗人、书法家、教育家。早年留学日本，后任北京大学教授和校长、辅仁大学教授，《新青年》杂志编委。与兄长沈士远、弟沈兼士合称“北大三沈”。沈尹默1949年后历任中央文史馆副馆长，上海市人民委员会委员，第三届全国人大代表等职务。沈尹默以书法闻名，民国初年，书坛就有“南沈北于（于右任）”之称。二十世纪四十年代书坛有“南沈北吴（吴玉如）”之说。与李志敏合称“北大书法史上两巨匠”。 [1] 著名文学家徐平羽先生，谓沈老之书法艺术成就，“超越元、明、清，直入宋四家而无愧。”已故全国文物鉴定小组组长谢稚柳教授认为：“数百年来，书家林立，盖无人出其右者”。已故台北师大教授、国文研究所所长林尹先生赞沈老书法“米元章（米芾）以下”。北京大学书画协会会长张辛教授评价：“北大历史上的名书法家只有章梫、金息侯、罗复堪、沈尹默等寥寥几人而已，李志敏是改革开放新时代第一人。”

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