Calligraphy

YI JUNZUO (1899-1972) / ZHANG GENREN (?-1943)
Calligraphy
Two scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paper

1. Five-character Poem in Regular Script
79 x 30 cm. (31 ¹⁄₈ x 11 ³⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed Yi Junzuo, with one seal
Dated winter, dingyou year (1957)

2. Calligraphy in Clerical Script
24.5 x 90 cm. (9 ⁵⁄₈ x 35 ³⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed by Zhang Genren, with four seals
Both dedicated to Yang Weipeng

NOTE:
The recipient is Yang Weipeng (1899-1984), a native of Guangdong. Yang joined the military after graduating from high school, and then began a mining business in South East Asia and set up his business in Kuala Lumpur. Yang was a determined and helpful character, and was acquainted with Xie Wuliang, Pu Ru, Zhang Daqian, Kang Youwei and others. He supported the war effort and received praise from members of the Government of the Republic of China, such as Xu Jingtang, Yu Hanmou. He opened the Fu Hua shop in Hong Kong.