SHEN YINMO (1887-1971), Calligraphy

SHEN YINMO (1887-1971)
Calligraphy
Handscroll, ink on paper
14 ¾ x 125 ¼ in. (37.5 x 318 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Boying

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF YU JISHI

Born in Fenghua, Zhejiang province, Yu Jishi (1904-1990), graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy and held the position as Jiang Zhongzheng’s bodyguard. As a Nationalist military general, he led his Fifth Army Division 88 and fought in the Shanghai Incident. He eventually moved to Taiwan with the Nationalist government in the 1950s and served in the defense ministry.