Ahn Jung Geun caligraphy art piece titled "Unless reading everyday, thorns grow in the mouth"

Treasure No. 569 - 2

Ahn Jung-geun was a part of the Korea's Righteous Army to fight against Japanese imperialism and ranked lieutenant general. There he severed his finger to pledge loyalty and decided to take action against Ito Hirobumi. (View the handstamp on the scroll). In prison he wrote “Unless reading everyday, thorns grow in the mouth"