Details
SHANG CHENGZUO (1902-1991)
Calligraphy Collection
1. Seven-character Poem in Clerical Script
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on red paper
121.5 x 57.5 cm. (47 78 x 22 58 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Ziqian (Lien Chu Kiang)

2. Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Oracle Script
A pair of scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on red paper
Each scroll measures 121.2 x 27.7 cm. (47 34 x 10 78 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated autumn, yisi year (1965)
Dedicated to Ziqian (Lien Chu Kiang)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist as a gift, and thence by descent.
FURTHER DETAILS
Mr. Lien Chu Kiang was the proprietor of Yong Ann Siang Medical Store, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine business in Singapore. He enjoyed a considerable reputation locally and maintained close friendships with a number of distinguished artists and calligraphers, including Yu Youren and Shang Chengzuo. The inscriptions dedicating these works to Mr. Lien provide clear evidence of the close personal relationships and mutual esteem shared between him and the artists.
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