Various Artists (19th/20th century)Four works of Calligraphy
Each ink on paper
a) Zhu Jiuying (1898-1996)
i) Couplet of Calligraphy in Running Script, ink on paper, pair of hanging scrolls now mounted for framing, dedicated to Yuanlin, dated gengshen (1980) and signed Zhu Jiuying with two artist's seals, one reading Jiuying ba shi yi hou zuo.
47 1/4 x 8in (120 x 20.3cm) each
ii) Calligraphy in Running Script, ink on paper, hanging scroll now mounted for framing, the text an admonition by Chiang Kai-shek, dedicated to Yuanlin and signed Zhu Jiuying with one artist's seal reading Jiuying ba shi yi hou zuo.
25 1/2 x 16 1/8in (64.8 x 42cm)
b) Fan Heyan (1902-1979) Calligraphy in Running Script, ink on paper, horizontal scroll, mounted, dated dingsi mu chun (1977, spring) and signed Fan Heyan with three artist's seals reading Yinxuan Fan shi, Heyan, and ju lian yang xian.
11 1/2 x 42in (29.2 x 106.7cm)
c) Gu Zhutong (1893-1987) Calligraphy in Running Script, ink on gold-flecked paper, hanging scroll now mounted for framing, dedicated to Yuanlin for his seventieth birthday and signed Gu Zhutong with one artist's seal reading Gu Zhutong yin (cracks, creases).
26 1/4 x 13in ((66.7 x 33cm)