signed LUXUN，inscribed，and with one seal of the artist ink on paper Lu Xun was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (25 September 1881–19 October 1936),a Chinese writer,essayist,poet,and literary critic.He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature.Writing in Vernacular Chinese and Classical Chinese,he was a short story writer,editor,translator,literary critic,essayist,poet,and designer.In the 1930s,he became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai.