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Pan Tianshou (潘天寿)

Pan Tianshou (1897-1971) was a Chinese painter and art educator. His compositions are steep and forceful, and he spent much of his life teaching Chinese painting.

Birth
1897-03-14 18:00 · Ninghai, Zhejiang, China
Gender
Male
Time Source
AI inferred

Birth Time Verification

Pan Tianshou's birth data uses 1897-03-14 18:00. The birthplace is set as Ninghai, Zhejiang, China. The source does not provide a reliable birth hour. This page uses the local candidate time. The chart used here is Ding You, Gui Mao, Xin Wei, Ding You. It reads as a Xin Metal day master with an Indirect Wealth pattern. Wood, Water, and Fire are favored. Xin Metal born in the Mao month makes Indirect Wealth visible. The two You branches clash with Mao, which fits the steep, hard, and unusual feeling in his painting. Ding Fire Seven Killings appears in both year and hour, adding pressure and bone. Because the hour is inferred, the double-You line remains a candidate reading.
Confirmed Time
18:00
Hour
丁酉
Time Source
AI inferred

Core Analysis

Xin Metal in the Mao month puts Wealth in the month, giving the picture a strong sense of object and arrangement.

The double You clash with Mao is the most striking part of this candidate hour. The steepness, hardness, and strangeness of Pan’s painting can be partly read through that clash.

But the hour is inferred, so not every stylistic feature should be placed on You hour. A steadier reading is that Xin Metal, Mao month, and Ding Fire Seven Killings together create bone and pressure.

Key BaZi Signals
Main Line
Day Master Xin
Structure
Indirect Wealth pattern
Relations
Mao-You clash

Traits

01

Steep composition

The Mao-You clash gives strong visual tension.

02

Brush bone

Xin Metal and Ding Fire Seven Killings add hardness.

03

Teaching lineage

He spent much of his life in Chinese painting education.

04

Historical shock

Seven Killings pressure becomes heavy late in life.

Timeline

Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.

1923
26yrs Career

Taught at Shanghai Art School

Pan Tianshou taught at Shanghai Art School and entered the modern art education system.

BaZi Note
Taught at Shanghai Art School is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Indirect Wealth pattern can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
1928
31yrs Career

Joined the National Art Academy

He was invited to teach at the National Art Academy in Hangzhou and remained tied to Chinese painting education.

BaZi Note
Joined the National Art Academy is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Indirect Wealth pattern can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
1944
47yrs Career

Matured his visual language

His composition and brush language became clearer, with the bold style taking shape.

BaZi Note
Matured his visual language is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Indirect Wealth pattern can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
1959
62yrs Career

Led work at Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts

His position in art education became heavier, shaping students and institutional direction.

BaZi Note
Led work at Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Indirect Wealth pattern can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.
1971
74yrs Personal

Died

Pan Tianshou died during a turbulent period, and his art and teaching were later reevaluated.

BaZi Note
Died is treated as a public biographical turn, not as proof of fate. It shows how an Indirect Wealth pattern can appear through choice, pressure, and visible results.

FAQ

Is Pan Tianshou's birth time reliable? +
Public art biographies confirm birth on 1897-03-14 in Ninghai, Zhejiang, but no direct birth-hour record is available. This reading uses 18:00 as a local candidate time.
What is the central BaZi pattern? +
The chart is read as a Xin Metal day master with an Indirect Wealth pattern. It is useful for reading teaching at Shanghai Art School, the National Art Academy, Chinese painting education, mature style, Cultural Revolution shock, and death.
Why does this chart fit bold brush style and art education? +
Xin Metal gives hardness, Mao-month Wealth brings compositional arrangement, and Ding Fire Seven Killings adds pressure. If the You hour is right, the Mao-You clash intensifies visual tension.
What should readers avoid overclaiming? +
BaZi is an interpretive lens, not a replacement for biography or historical research. Public events and chart readings are kept separate here.

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