A Collection of Calligraphy

TAN YANKAI (1876-1936) / TAN ZEKAI (1889-1948)
A Collection of Calligraphy

1. Calligraphy in Running Script
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
135 x 31.8 cm. (53 ¹⁄₈ x 12 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Signed by Tan Yankai, with two seals

2. Poem by Su Shi in Running Script
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
135 x 61.7 cm. (53 ¹⁄₈ x 24 ¹⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed by Tan Zekai, with two seals
Dated summer, gengchen year (1940)

3. Seven-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Regular Script
A pair of scrolls, mounted for framing, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 135.5 x 33.5 cm. (53 ³⁄₈ x 13 ¹⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed by Tan Zekai, with two seals
Dedicated to Zhishi

NOTE:
There are four additional lots, including a Qi Baishi Balsamine and Mynah and a Yu Youren Calligraphic Couplet also dedicated to Zhishi that will be offered in the Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings on 2 December 2022.

Acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent.