FANG YAN (1901-1987)
Calligraphy
YU FEI'AN (1888-1959)
Bird and Flower
Two fan leaves mounted as one scroll, framed, ink/ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 18.5 x 49.5 cm. (11 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)
Each leaf inscribed and signed, with a total of three seals of the artists
Dedicated to Dianhou
Dated autumn, bingzi year (1936)
NOTE:
Zhou Dianhou owned a store in Liuli Chang, which is a street lined with antique stores, stationary shops and bookstores. Zhou was interested in paintings and calligraphy and was friends with artists such as Zhang Daqian and Yu Fei'an. Thus he often received paintings directly by them.