China Mourns Death of Master Calligrapher
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese intellectuals and art connoisseurs are mourning the passing of master calligrapher Qi Gong at the age of 93, state media reported.
"His passing is a great loss to China, and to the world of traditional art and calligraphy," Wu Shuqing, a leading art critic, was quoted as saying by the China Daily.
Qi, whose family was from the Manchu minority, died Thursday. He was revered for more than half a century as one of the foremost calligraphers in China.
Calligraphy is one of the most revered traditional art forms in China.
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