Lot  680 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2017

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2017

YU YOUREN (Chinese, 1879-1964) Libai Poem in Cursive Script

Ink on paper
67.5 x 36 cm

Signed YUYOUREN in Chinese
With one seal of t he artist

Estimate

TWD 160,000-200,000

HKD 41,000-52,000

USD 5,300-6,600

Sold Price

TWD 204,000

HKD 53,125

USD 6,795


PROVENANCE:
Private collection of General Wang Yuwen, Taiwan

This calligraphy was taken from the private collection of General Wang Yuwen (1902-1984), an honourable lieutenant general of the Republic of China. After studying in a military school in Japan, General Wang went back to China in 1927 and moved to Taiwan in 1949. Throughout his lifetime, General Wang was honoured for his significant contribution in the Guomintang army.
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