Yu Fei'an 1888-1959

signed FEI'AN, dated ren wu, 1942, the fifth lunar month, inscribed, and with eighteen seals of the artist. Frontispiece by the artist himself, and with one seal of his. Annotation by the artist ten years later, signed FEI'AN, dated ren chen, 1952, early spring, and with five seals of the artist

Previously in the collection of the artist's family

- Generally in good condition. - The different shades of ink in the actual handscroll appear to be lighter, much more elegant than that of the illustration. - The actual paper colour of the frontispiece is much less lighter than that of the illustration.
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