Shen Yin-mo

The recorded working language is Chinese. The field of work recorded is poetry and calligraphy. Employment is recorded with Peking University. Positions recorded include National People's Congress deputy. Work by Shen Yin-mo is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and Shanghai Museum.

• Name — Shen Yinmo Qiuming • Born — 11 June 1883 • Birthplace — Hanyin County, Shaanxi • Died — 1 June 1971 • Place of death — Shanghai • Occupation — Professor at Beiping University professor at Beijing Women Normal University, Hebei Education Department Head

He was born in Hanyin County, Shaanxi. 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 (三弦) and Qiūmíng Jí (秋明集). Sānxián (1918) was one of the earliest poems written in the new vernacular style. He also wrote poems in the classical style. In his poems, he used rhyme and alliteration similar to the usage in classical poetry. He was a professor in several universities, and later became president of Beiping University. Photo: 1929 New Year party at Zhou Zuoren studio Shen Yinmo 2nd left, friend Zhang Fengju 1st left. He resigned his post in 1932 due to dissatisfaction with government policies and moved to Shanghai. From that time Shen earned his livelihood from writings and calligraphy, accepting only occasional titular positions in government. When full-fledged Japanese invasion began, he went to Chongqing in 1939, and Chengdu in 1940 and returned again to Chongqing. His first essay on calligraphy "Five Word Brush Technique" (执笔五字法) was published in 1943. It clarified the respective 5 word and 4-word brush techniques. Following the defeat of Japan, he returned to Shanghai and continued as a professional calligrapher and poet. Shen Yinmo married his long-time companion Chu Baoquan on October 10, 1947. They went to Hangzhou for their honeymoon. She was also an accomplished calligrapher.

Source: The poem utilizes sensory details and emotional elements. Lacking meter and rhyme, it relies entirely on vernacular language characteristic of this period's stylistic shift

Following the establishment of the People's Republic, he assumed a number of official and semi-official positions. These included Deputy Head of the Central Culture Bureau (appointed by Chou En Lai), Shanghai Municipal People's Council Member, member of the People's Congress (national) and member of the People's Consultative Committee. There were also numerous semi-official positions in cultural and calligraphy organizations. He personally established the Shanghai Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Research Institute. Around 1950, his poems appeared prominently in the literature supplement of the newspapers Guangming Daily, Wen Hui Bao, and Jiefang Daily. He published many articles, poems and calligraphy during the following dozen-plus years until the Cultural Revolution in 1966. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary for the People's Republic in 1959, he presented 115 poems. He was elected by Shanghai to be a Representative of the National People's Congress in September 1964. He is best known as a calligrapher. Shen Yinmo's calligraphy stylistic range and techniques span to the Song dynasty masters. He was director of a research institute and published many historical studies on calligraphy drawing upon his personal mental and technical experiences when emulating famous earlier styles. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) Shen, already in his 80s, was tortured by the Red Guards. They were against all non-communist forms of art and culture and declared Shen a "counter-revolutionary". He destroyed all his personal writings and his collection of old calligraphy and manuscripts, though this did not prove sufficient to end his persecution. He was forced to write confessions and self-criticisms, posting them outside his house. These were eagerly taken by people who sought his calligraphy. He eventually succumbed to the after effects of the repeated abuse at the age of 87.

Shen Yin-mo worked in poetry and calligraphy. He was employed by Peking University. Recorded position is National People's Congress deputy.

Shen Yin-mo is recorded as poet, politician, calligrapher and university teacher.