Lot Essay
The receiver of Ye Gongchuo's painting, Jian Jinglun, was a native of Guangdong. Born in 1888, he was a scholar, a skilled painter and calligrapher. With a passionate interest in oracle bone script, he collated many old texts and transformed them into poetry. Known for his vast collection of seals and oracle bone poetry, he spent the late years of his life writing calligraphy and painting.