Artist: Liu Chunlin 刘春霖 (1872 - 1942)
Four Characters Chinese Calligraphy, Regular Script
Ink on paper, Yisebiao mount, Horizontal axis
Painting (Sight): Length: 121 cm, Width: 29 cm
Dated: In the Eleventh month of Minguo Ninth year (1920)
Signed/Seal(s): Signed, with two Artist seals

PROVENANCE:

Nien Cheng 念鄭 or Zheng Nian 鄭念 (January 28, 1915 - November 2, 2009) was the pen name of Yao Nien-Yuan (姚念媛). She was a Chinese author known for recounting her experiences during the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.

ARTIST BIO: Liu Chunlin 刘春霖 (1872 - 1942), also known as Runqin and Shiyun . A native of Beishibao Village, Fuzuo Township, Suning County, Hejian Prefecture, Zhili Province (now Suning , Hebei Province ) . A modern calligrapher and the last number one scholar in the Chinese imperial examination system.

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