Artist: Puyi (7 February 1906 - 17 October 1967)
Calligraphy, Regular Script, Music rises clearly (drums and pipes), Heaven and harmony unite, Rituals are solemn and orderly, Voices proclaim longevity and celebration
Ink on paper, Yisebiao Mount, Vertical axis hanging scroll
Painting (Sight): 117cm H x 32 cm W
Dated: In autumn Month of First Year of Puyi Emperor Reign (1934)
Signed/Seal(s): Signed, with two seals

PROVENANCE: Acquired from a prominent collector and representing an important private collections.

Wang Dongyuan (February 13, 1898 - April 8, 1995), originally named Xiu Yong, was a native of Quanjiao, Anhui Province, with ancestral roots in Huizhou. He was a prominent political and military figure during the Republic of China period and served as a Lieutenant General in the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang. He participated in military campaigns against the Red Army and held several important positions, including Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Government and Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government. In 1949, he followed the Nationalist government to Taiwan. After relocating, he served as the so-called “Ambassador to South Korea” for the Taiwan authorities from 1951 to 1961. In 1970, he became a policy advisor to the Office of the Taiwan leader. In 1971, he moved to the United States, where he later settled. He authored a book titled A Brief Account of a Floating Life. He passed away in Los Angeles in 1995 at the age of 97.

ARTIST BIO:
Puyi (7 February 1906 - 17 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh monarch of the Qing dynasty from 1908 to 1912, and a brief return in 1917, when he was forced to abdicate. Later, he sided with Imperial Japan and was made ruler of Manchukuo - Japanese-occupied Manchuria - in hopes of regaining power as China's emperor. After over 10 years of imprisonment for war crimes following the end of World War II, Puyi worked for four years as a gardener in Beijing, China.

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