Pan Shou

Pan Shou

Pan Shou (潘受)

Pan Shou (潘受) (D. Litt) (b. 26 January 1911, Quanzhou, Fujian, China – d. 23 February 1999, Singapore) was a noted Chinese calligrapher and poet. In addition to his artistic pursuits, Pan, who was the founding secretary-general of Nanyang University, also worked in other roles, from being a newspaper editor to a bank manager.

After his retirement, Pan devoted himself to calligraphy and poetry. This hobby, which ultimately became his passion, made him world-famous. He had practised calligraphy since he was eight, beginning with kaishu (楷书), the regular script used by the great Tang calligraphers. It was only in the last 25 years of his life that he began to focus on the xingshu (行书) script, which was a running or semicursive script.

Pan had received various accolades for his artistic pursuits both in Singapore (such as Cultural Medallion Award (1987) and Meritorious Service Medal (1994) and overseas (such as a Gold medal at the Salon Artists Francais (1985), Officier des Art et des Lettres (1991), and ASEAN Cultural Medal (1997).

This guide provides supplementary resources for those who are keen to know more about the dance pioneer. You can also visit catalogue.nlb.gov.sg to search for more resources. This resource guide was prepared in November 2022 by Goh Yu Mei, Librarian at the National Library, Singapore.

Introduction on Pan Shou adapted from Tan, Bonny, “Pan Shou,” Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board, last modified 2017, https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_799_2004-12-28.html.

Books

  • 潘受 [Pan, Shou]。《海外庐诗》（重刊本）[Poetry from the Pavilion Beyond the Ocean (reprint)]。新加坡：新加坡文化学术协会，1985。(Call no.: RSING Chinese C811 PS)
  • 《潘受诗书回顾》[Pan Shou’s poetry and calligraphy: A retrospective]。新加坡：新加坡艺术理事会，1995。(Call no.: RSING Chinese 745.619951 RET)
  • 《潘受行书南国诗册》[The collection of Chinese calligraphy by Pan Shou]。新加坡：新加坡中华书学研究会、新加坡国家博物院，1980。(Call no.: RSING Chinese 745.619951 PS)
  • 陈声桂编 [Tan, Siah Kwee]。《潘受书法新集》[The new collection of Pan Shou’s calligraphy]。新加坡：新加坡书法家协会，2015。(Call no.: RSING Chinese 745.619951 NEW)
  • 王润华、唐爱文主编 [Wong, Yoon Wah, Thumboo, Edwin (Eds.)]。《潘受诗书艺术论文集》[Research papers on Pan Shou’s poetry and calligraphy]。新加坡：Unipress，1998。(Call no.: RSING Chinese C811.004 PSS)
  • 徐持庆 [Xu, Chi Qing]。《新加坡国宝诗人潘受》[Pan Shou, Singapore prominent poet]。北京：中国社会科学出版社，2007。(Call no.: RSING Chinese C811.004 XCQ)

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