François Cheng

male, 80 years old
François Cheng, born August 30 1929, is a Chinese French writer, poet and calligrapher. Born in China, he was elected to the Académie française in...
Shi Kefa

Shi Kefa

male, deceased (1650)
Shi Kefa, born in Kaifeng, Henan, was a Ming general and calligrapher, who in the last days of the Ming Dynasty gave his life resisting the...
Mir Emad Hassani

Mir Emad Hassani

male, deceased (1615)
"Mir Emad" (born Emad al-Molk Qazvini Hasani in 1554 in Qazvin - d. August 15, 1615) is perhaps the most celebrated Persian calligrapher. It is...
Zhong Hui

Zhong Hui

male, deceased (264)
Zhong Hui, courtesy name Tuji (士季), was the son of Zhong Yao, a Chinese calligrapher and general of the Cao Wei. He played a significant role in t...
Tomioka Tessai

Tomioka Tessai

male, deceased (1924)
was the pseudonym for a painter and calligrapher in Meiji period Japan. He is regarded as the last major artist in the "Bunjinga" tradition and one...
Ono No Michikaze

Ono No Michikaze

male, deceased (966)
Ono no Michikaze or Ono no Tōfū is a prominent "Shodoka" (Japanese calligrapher) who lived in the "Heian" period (794-1185). One of the so-called Sa...
Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

male, deceased (1999)
Quentin Crisp (–), born Denis Charles Pratt, was an English writer, artist's model, actor and raconteur known for his memorable and insightful wi...
Adrian Fortescue

Adrian Fortescue

male
Adrian Fortescue (1874-1923) was a Roman Catholic priest and Englishman who was an influential liturgist, artist, calligrapher, composer, polyglot,...
Simon Bening

Simon Bening

male, deceased (1561)
Simon Bening (1483 - 1561) was a 16th century miniature painter of the Ghent-Bruges school, the last major artist of the Netherlndish tradition....
Aizu Yaichi

Aizu Yaichi

male, deceased (1956)
Aizu Yaichi was a Japanese poet, calligrapher and historian. He was born in the Furumachi area of Niigata, Niigata, and was a professor emeritus of...