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Lot Essay
The recipient Mochao was Li Xuangong (1867-1953), a native of Fujian province and a poet from the Republic era.
He shared a close friendship with Pu Ru and once published his collection of Pu Ru’s works named The Xishan Yiren Painting Collection in 1939. Known also for his collection of Yi Bingshou’s works, Pu Ru inscribed on the painting “the studio is for collecting Yi Moqing’s calligraphy and paintings.”
He shared a close friendship with Pu Ru and once published his collection of Pu Ru’s works named The Xishan Yiren Painting Collection in 1939. Known also for his collection of Yi Bingshou’s works, Pu Ru inscribed on the painting “the studio is for collecting Yi Moqing’s calligraphy and paintings.”