DATED CYCLICAL XINWEI YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1931 AND OF THE PERIOD

Du Yong (1888-1951), pseudonym Yuesheng, was one of the key leaders of the Green Gang of Shanghai during the Republic period. Zhang Yuecheng (1883-1961) was a seal carving master who had created seals for numerous important figures from the late Qing dynasty to Republic period including Puyi, Duan Qirui, Wu Peifu, Feng Yuxiang, Bai Chongxi. The present pair of seals were given to Du Yuesheng from Lu Jingshi (1907-1983), a contemporary businessman and politician, to commemorate the construction of the Du Family Temple in Pudong, Shanghai.