Yuan Kewen

Yuan Kewen (Chinese: 袁克文; 16 July 1890 – 22 March 1931) was a Chinese scholar and calligrapher. Yuan's courtesy name was Baocen (豹岑). Yuan is also known by the sobriquet Hanyun (寒云).

Yuan was born in 1890. His father was Chinese Emperor Yuan Shikai. Yuan's Korean mother was Lady Gim (金氏), his father's third Korean concubine born in Hanseong, Korea. Yuan's elder brother was Prince Yuan Keding.

Yuan was an expert of Chinese traditional literature and a master of calligraphy and Chinese ink painting. He excelled in poetry and lyrics and was obsessed in collecting fine arts and antiques. He was against his father's revival of monarchy and also lived a promiscuous life, which irritated his father. Yuan fled to the Foreign concession of Shanghai and joined a gang of thugs. He recruited many disciples in Shanghai and Tianjin.

Yuan married Liu Meizhen (刘梅真). In addition to his wife, Yuan had five concubines, Qing Yunlou, Xiao Taohong, Tang Zhijun, Yu Peiwen, and Yaxian. Yuan also had numerous mistresses.

Yuan had four sons and three daughters, and all of them were scholars. Yuan's third son, Yuan Jialiu（袁家騮), was a renowned high-energy physicist.

In 1931, Yuan died in Tianjin.

He is also known for research on the paper tiger game and he wrote《雀谱》.^[1]

• Three perfections - integration of calligraphy, poetry and painting