ZHU YIFAN (1867-1937) Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script

ZHU YIFAN (1867-1937)
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 130 x 27 cm. (51 1⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Mingsan

NOTE:
Zhu Yifan, courtesy name Changyuan, was born in Lianhua County, Jiangxi Province. He passed the civil service examination during the Guangxu period, and once served as editor of the Imperial Academy. In the early Republic of China, he served as the teacher of Emperor Puyi. Zhu was one of the most outstanding court calligraphers of that time. In his later years, he made a living selling his calligraphic works in Rongbaozhai.