Dong Shouping (董寿平;1904 -1997) Chinese traditional landscape painting, ink and color on paper laid to silk. Signed and dated. The painting are vigorous and simple, fresh and elegant brush strokes, inherited the fine traditional Chinese painting techniques, with the innovation. Depicted misty mountainous peak landscape. His painting is lively, represent sounds of nature, from the sketch of the details, with a highly artistic condensation, both for the shape represent more heavy object of the spirit. Themed calligraphy inscription on left, signed and dated by artist, followed by an iron-red signature seal. Measurements: Scroll Width: 38 3/4"" Length: 25" Painting Length: 18 1/8" Width: 27 1/4"The Sale Will Benefit for Momentum Church, GA.PROVENANCE:From the heirloom collections of DR. Wu Guozhen (吳國楨; October 21, 1903-June 6, 1984) was a Chinese political figure and historian, government official who served as mayor of Hankow (1932-1938), mayor of Chung-king (1939-1941), political vice minister of foreign affairs (1943-1945), mayor of Shanghai (1946-1948), and governor of Taiwan (1950-1952) and the former Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government. He resigned in 1953 and went to the United States.K.C. Wu lived in the United States where he served as professor of Chinese history at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. During his time in the United States, he wrote various works, including a detailed analysis on Chinese culture in the context of mythology and early history in his book The Chinese Heritage.The second part collections of DR. Wu Guozhen (吳國楨) presented and offered up to auctions: ON DAY-1: From Lot-97 through Lot-124, and continued from Lot-204 through Lot-228. ON DAY-2: from Lot-357 through Lot-386.LOT NOTES: Dong Shouping (董寿平; 1904-1997) the famous contemporary painter, calligrapher. Formerly known as Dong Gyu, later renamed Shou ping. Born in Shanxi province Hongdong County Du Shu village. Dong Shouping was born to a family, Emperor Dong Jitang of Qing Dynasty famous calligrapher, grandfather Dong Zhihuan Qing Hanlin, known to the world in the poem. Dong painting a lot of cultural relics collection, domestic famous. He was influenced by the family, like calligraphy and painting, he especially admired at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty painter Yun Shouping character, then renamed Shou ping. Dong Shouping at the age of 16 Beijing world language school after the turn of the Department of economics of Nankai University, tianjin. In 1926 and graduated from Burapha University in Beijing, settled in Beijing in 1928, 1931 began selling painting for a living, 1938 articles to Xi'an, back to Chengdu, Sichuan writers have Lin Shan Yu appreciation, to praise to make the name well known in Chengdu, held the first day, in 1939 moved to Sichuan Province Guanxian Dujiangyan Guan Yu Lei, living there for 12 years. In 1941 He donated to support the Anti Japanese war. After the liberation, Dong Shouping returned to Beijing in 1950, Ren Rong Bao Zhai editing, 1952 will hide all the books donated by Shanxi provincial museum. To travel around the China sketch, creating more than. In 1979, Rong Bao Zhai consultants identity to Japan, and lectured at University of the Arts in Tokyo, painting demonstration. He is currently a member of the CPPCC National Committee, director of the China Calligrapher's Association, honorary president of Beijing research China painting. In 1979 the people's Fine Arts Publishing House of the "Dong Shouping" painting series. Dong Shouping started at a young age for art, will develop a reading habit of drawing, half day, he be learned in books, there is a profound knowledge, good at the broad and profound ancient Chinese art and modern techniques of combining. His picture has not only poetry and painting artistic conception, which has the literati scroll temperament, layout composition rich philosophy. He also acquired a hand hanging Book stunts, commended for the artists at home and abroad.