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9085
YAN FU (1854-1921)
Calligraphy in Running Script
Set of four hanging scrolls, each ink on silk,
dated jiayin chun (1914, spring), dedicated
to Zhanyuan and signed Yuye Laoren with
one artist’s seal reading Hou Guan Yan Fu
(molding, foxing, creases, abrasions, fading,
stains).
69 x 18 1/2in (175.2 x 47cm) each

US$15,000 - 18,000

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE
SEATTLE COLLECTION

9086
ATTRIBUTED TO ZHOU LIAN
(1790-AFTER 1851)
Couplet of Calligraphy in Official Script
A pair of hanging scrolls now mounted, each
ink on paper, the right scroll dedicated to
Weisan, the left scroll bearing the signature
Lianshu Zhou Lian with three seals (creases,
stains, missing upper rods).
52 1/2 x 11 3/4in (133.4 x 29.9cm) each

US$1,000 - 1,500

Provenance 9085 9085 9085 9085
acquired in Shanghai in 1995

PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

9087
ZENG XI (1861-1930)
Calligraphy in Regular Script
Ink on paper, mounted for framing, dedicated
to Xingyan and signed Nongran Xi with one
artist’s seal reading Zheng Xi zhi yin.
13 7/8 x 15in (35.3 x 38.1cm)

US$1,200 - 1,500

Provenance
You Wei Du Zhai Collection, Seattle,
Washington

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