Description LI JIAN 李健
b. China, 1882 – d. 1956
CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN REGULAR SCRIPT, 1932
楷书五言联,壬申年
Signed, dated and inscribed
Ink on paper
98 cm x 26.5 cm
李健是清代书法及纂刻家,别署鹤然居士,为著名书法家李瑞清(清道人)之侄及得意门生。李健毕业于两江优级师范图画手工科,清末拔贡,官至内阁中书;民国以后投身教育事业,曾游南洋,担任槟榔屿师范校长,上海美专教授,学识渊博,无所不窥;擅书法,真、草、篆、籀皆工,偶以书法作画,山水、花卉、人物饶有佳趣,亦善治印,规矩合度,著有《中国书法史》、《书通》、《金石篆刻研究》。
Reference: http://baike.shufami.com/collection/6353.html
Dimensions 98 cm x 26.5 cm
Artist or Maker LI JIAN
Medium Ink on paper
Date 1932
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