Lot 3780: SEVEN-CHARACTER COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT

HU HANMIN (1879-1936) SEVEN-CHARACTER COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT Pair of scrolls, mounted for framing, ink on paper Inscribed and signed by the artist, with two seals Dedicated to Liu Guansan (1872-1925) 51 ½ x 12 ½ in. (131 x 32 cm.) (2)

131 x 32 cm.

Hu Hanmin (1879-1936), who was also known as Zhantang and Bukui Shizhu, was a revolutionary from Guangdong and one of the primary leaders in the Nationalist Party. He joined the United League in September 1905 and acted as the chief editor of Min Bao. Later he became the chief assistant to Sun Yat-sen.