Two Ten-character Calligraphic Couplets in Running Script

WANG SHIXIANG (1914-2009) / YUAN QUANYOU (1920-2003) Two Ten-character Calligraphic Couplets in Running Script Two pairs of hanging scrolls, ink on paper Wang Shixiang, each scroll measures 136.5 x 31.5 cm. (53 ¾ x 12 3⁄8 in.)(4) 1. Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated fourth month, dingmao year (1987) Dedicated to Zuyao 2. Yuan Quanyou, each scroll measures 65.5 x 15.5 cm. (25 ¾ x 6 1⁄8 in.) Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated fourth month, dingmao year (1987) NOTE: This painting is dedicated to Ronald Poon (1942–2022)—renowned architect, Chinese art collector, Min Chiu Society member, and master of Xiao Ting Fan Lou (Canton Collection). A descendant of the influential Canton merchant Poon family from the Qing Dynasty, he inherited part of its renowned collection of classical Chinese paintings and calligraphy, Ting Fan Lou.