Live Auction 20162Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
YU DAFU (1896-1945)
Lot 1263 FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHUA LAM (LOTS 1259-1265)

YU DAFU (1896-1945)

Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script

Closed30 November 2021

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HKD 562,500

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YU DAFU (1896-1945)
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 152 x 19.8 cm. (59 7⁄8 x 7 3⁄4 in.)
(2)Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, xinsi year (1941)
Dedicated to Junlian

Specialist note

The recipient is Xu Junlian (1911-?), a Singaporean artist and a former reporter for Sin Chew Daily. He is one of the founders of the Singapore Society of Chinese Artists.