![]() ![]() He was Chairman of the China Artists Association, Chairman of the China Calligraphy Society, Committee-Member-in-Charge of the China Painting Society. He came out to be a very well-established and influential calligrapher and painter. Ma loved painting since he was little and had studied calligraphy and painting ever since as a hobby, especially exerted intensive study of the paintings of Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasties. He was one of the earliest judges of the Republic of China and throughout his official career held various positions including many judgeships at different levels of the courts, Secretary General of Capital Nanjing, Government Member and Finance Director General of the Taiwan Provincial Government, Chairman of the Land Bank, and then was elevated to be Secretary General of the Judicial Yuan, Chairman of the Administrative Court, Chairman of the Committee on the Discipline of Public Functionaries, etc. He also called himself “Master of Xiao-jing Study”. He had two painting studios one was called Zi-kuan Studio and another one was called Xiao-jing Study. ![]() He was born in the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Guanxu of the Qing Dynasty (1893) and died in the 66th year of the Republic of China (1977) at the age of 85. MA Shou-hua, also known as Mu-xuan or Xiao-jing, was a native of Guo-yang County, Anhui Province.
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