DING FUZHI (1879-1949), WANG ZHEN (1867-1938), AND CHEN FURU (20TH CENTURY)
Calligraphy
Three fan leaves, ink on paper
1.
DING FUZHI (1879-1949)
Calligraphy in Oracle Bone Script
Fan leaf, ink on gold paper
18 x 50 cm. (7 ¹⁄₈ x 19 ⁵⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, second month, yihai year (1935)
Dedicated to Yinlu

2.
WANG ZHEN (1867-1938)
Calligraphy in Running Script
Fan leaf, ink on paper
18 x 50.5 cm. (7 ¹⁄₈ x 19 ⁷⁄₈ in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist


3.
CHEN FURU (20TH CENTURY)
Calligraphy in Running Script
Fan leaf, ink on gold-flecked paper
18 x 50 cm. (7 ¹⁄₈ x 19 ⁵⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Yinlu

NOTE:
He Xiufeng (1898-1970), born in Zhongshan, Guangdong, was the father of Ho Mang Hang, and a famous seal carver and collector. He worked under Wang Jingwei and helped published Poetry of Shuangzhaolou.

Wang Jingwei remains one of the most fascinating and complex political and literary figures in modern Chinese history. As a revolutionary, Wang played an important role in the fall of the Qing dynasty and called for democratic and social reforms during the 1920s and the 1930s, before becoming a leader of the Peace Movement during the Second Sino-Japanese War. An accomplished calligrapher, poet, writer and friend to many artists, Wang is also well-known for his collection of poetry, titled Shuangzhaolou shicigao, including Xiaoxiuji (A Little Rest) and Saoyeji (Brush Leaves) collections. A selection of poems and translation has been published in Poems of Wang Ching-wei (London, Allen & Unwin, 1938).