Bamboo and Stone (竹石图), Guan Daosheng, ink on paper, National Palace Museum, Taipei

Guan Daosheng (Chinese: 管道升; 1262-1319) was a Chinese poet and painter during the Yuan Dynasty. The National Palace Museum ( is an art museum in Taipei City, Republic of China, in northern Taiwan. A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese ( ≈ Poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in the Chinese language. The Yuan Dynasty ( Pinyin: Yuáncháo Dai Ön Ulus (Дай Юан Улс was a ruling Dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai

She was born in Huzhou and was the wife of Zhao Mengfu. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huzhou administers five county-level divisions, including two districts and three counties Zhao Mengfu ( 1254–1322 Courtesy name Ziang (子昂 Pseudonyms Songxue (松雪 "Pine Snow" Oubo (鸥波 "Gull She was talented in calligraphy and painting ink bamboo and plum which delicate and elegant strokes. The calligraphy of herself, her husband and her son Zhao Yong were collected in a scroll by Emperor Ren, who commented that it was a rare thing for a husband, wife and son to all be talented in calligraphy. Zhao Yong ( Chinese: 赵雍 1289-about 1360 courtesy name as Zhongmu is a noted Chinese painter Calligrapher, and poet in the Yuan Dynasty. Emperor Renzong of Yuan ( Chinese: 元仁宗 1286-1320 also known as Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan or Buyantu Khan, born Borjigin-Khiyad Ayurbarwada

She inscribed poems on her paintings and used a style of poetry that was used rarely by women. In her poems she shows concern for her husband and children, but does this in a humoristic way. In one of her poems she speaks against her husband taking a concubine.

References

• "Guan Daosheng", http://www.hws.edu, last accessed June 8, 2007

External links

• Ink Bamboo by Guan Daosheng