Lot Essay
The recipient of this painting was Yu Ping-kuen, who was a famous scholar in Sinology. He taught at the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong and worked together with Rao Zongyi, Lo Hsiang-lin, Mou Tsung San among others for more than ten years. He was later invited to serve as the director of the Center for Chinese Research Materials in Washington, D.C., where he published numerous books and articles.