Brief introduction of the author of Qiu Shen Tie

Guan Daosheng (1262~ 13 19), a native of Huating (now Qingpu, Shanghai), was a famous female calligrapher, painter and poet in Yuan Dynasty. Smart since childhood, able to write poetry and paint well, he married Zhao Mengfu and was conferred the title of Mrs. Wei. He is good at drawing ink bamboo with clear brushwork. He also created landscapes, Buddha statues, poems and calligraphy. He is the author of Chronology of Zhu Mo (1). Handed down from ancient times, the works include the Water Bamboo Scroll, Autumn Deep Post, Embroidered Buddha Map on the Mountain Building, Changming Temple Map and so on.