JIN XIHOU (1878-1962) / WANG XUN (?-1915) / XU CHENGYAO (1874-1946)
Calligraphic Collection
(1) JIN XIHOU
Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Seal Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 131 x 31 cm. (51 ⁵⁄₈ x 12 ¹⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Further inscribed by Chiang Chao-shen (1925-1996), with a total of three seals
Dated spring, jiazi year (1984)
Two collector’s seal of Chiang Chao-shen
Titleslip by Chiang Chao-shen

(2) WANG XUN
Calligraphy in Running Script
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
149 x 39 cm. (58 ⁵⁄₈ x 15 ³⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist

(3) XU CHENGYAO
Five-character Poem in Calligraphy in Regular Script
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
88.5 x 30 cm. (34 ⁷⁄₈ x 11 ³⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Further inscribed on the mounting by Chiang Chao-shen (1925-1996)
Dated yihai year (1995)
Titleslip by Chiang Chao-shen

(4) XU CHENGYAO
Ten-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 172 x 29.8 cm. (67 ³⁄₄ x 11 ³⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to E'lou
Titleslip on each hanging scroll and the wrapping silk by Chiang Chao-shen