SONG XIANG (1748-1826) / ZHU CIQI (1807-1882) / ZHU RUZHEN (1870-1942)
A Collection of Three Calligraphic Works
Hanging scroll / a pair of scrolls / scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper / gold-flecked paper

1.
Calligraphy in Running Script
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
122 x 52.7 cm. (48 x 20 ³⁄₄ in.)
Signed by Song Xiang, with two seals
One collector’s seal of Jiang Shaoyan
Titleslip inscribed by the collector

2.
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of scrolls, mounted for framing, ink on paper
Each scrolls measure 128.5 x 26.6 cm. (50 ⁵⁄₈ x 10 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Signed by Zhu Ciqi, with three seals
Two collector’s seals of Jiang Shaoyan
Each scroll further inscribed by the collector on the reverse

3.
Calligraphy in Regular Script
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on gold-flecked paper
124 x 58.7 cm. (48 ⁷⁄₈ x 23 ¹⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed by Zhu Ruzhen, with three seals
Dedicated to Jiang Shaoyan
Two collector’s seals of Jiang Shaoyan
Further inscribed by the collector on the reverse, with one seal of Jiang Shaoyan

This work is from the family collection of Jiang Shaoyan. Jiang was born in Guangdong and was an enthusiast of calligraphy and painting. He assembled a rich collection named Huaiyang Mengbi Zhai during his early years as a businessman.