Artist: Aisin Gioro Yongxing 永瑆 or 成哲亲王 (22 March 1752 - 10 May 1823)
Six Characters Calligraphy Couplet, Regular Script
Ink on paper, Yisebiao mount, Vertical axis hanging scrolls
Painting (Sight): Length: 197 cm, Width: 47 cm
Dated: In The Jia Chen year of Qianlong Reign (1784)
Signed/Seal(s): Signed, with Two 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: Aisin Gioro Yongxing 永瑆 (22 March 1752 - 10 May 1823) was the Qianlong Emperor's 11th son and Qing Dynasty imperial prince. He was granted the title Prince Cheng of the First Rank in 1789. In 1822, he presented a set of 16 ritual vessels to the imperial court. Yongxing honoured as Prince Chengzhe of the First Rank (成哲亲王, meaning "virtuous and sagacious").

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