Mei Lanfang, 1894-1961. 梅蘭芳

Best known as a "dan" performer in Peking Opera roles, Mei Lanfang was also a painter and calligrapher.

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Creator.Personal Name: 梅蘭芳 1894-1961.
Creator.Personal Name: Mei Lanfang, 1894-1961.
Creator.Role: calligrapher.
Title: [Couplet]
Description: pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper (tan with red figures); small seal script; signed by the artist; one red seal and one white seal.
Type: Calligraphy--Chinese.
Type: Scroll (Visual work)--Chinese.
Style.Period: Contemporary.
Culture: Chinese.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: 16 X 69 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Translation:
Having a good friend come is like viewing the moon.
Getting an unexpected letter is like looking at a flower.

得 好 友 來 如 對 月
有 奇 書 讀 似 看 華
Chinese Calligraphy