Donated collection honors devoted ink artist

In his lifetime, Lu Weizhao (1899-1980) taught and studied classic Chinese literature and was devoted to calligraphy and seal engraving. He endeavored to pass on the ink tradition in the modern age by exhibiting the beauty of handwriting in both neat and semiabstract styles in a carefree manner.

His family recently donated 30 of his paintings and calligraphic works to the National Art Museum of China in Beijing.

Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum, says Lu's artwork shows the vitality of traditional art and his accumulations in studying cultural traditions, as well as an intellectual's commitment to and sense of responsibility in passing on the cultural lineage.