YU YOUREN (1879-1964) Calligraphy in Cursive Script

YU YOUREN (1879-1964)
Calligraphy in Cursive Script
A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 83.5 x 26.2 cm. (32 7⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Ziqian (Lien Chu Kiang)

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist as a gift, and thence by descent.

Literature
Mr. Lien Chu Kiang was the proprietor of Yong Ann Siang Medical Store, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine business in Singapore. He enjoyed a considerable reputation locally and maintained close friendships with a number of distinguished artists and calligraphers, including Yu Youren and Shang Chengzuo. The inscriptions dedicating these works to Mr. Lien provide clear evidence of the close personal relationships and mutual esteem shared between him and the artists.