Wang Minghao 王民皞 Chinese Qing Dynasty calligraphy couplet, ink on paper laid to silk. Each with six semi-cursive script characters on grayish-brown paper, one with two seal marks. Laid on silk. Measurements: Frame Height: 86 1/2" Width: 44 1/2"PROVENANCE: From the heirloom collections of DR. Wu Guozhen (吳國楨; October 21, 1903-June 6, 1984) was a Chinese political figure and historian, government official who served as mayor of Hankow (1932-1938), mayor of Chung-king (1939-1941), political vice minister of foreign affairs (1943-45), mayor of Shanghai (1946-1948), and governor of Taiwan (1950-1952), and the former Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government. He resigned in 1953 and went to the United States.
DR. Wu lived in the United States where he served as professor of Chinese history at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. During his time in the United States, he wrote various works, including a detailed analysis on Chinese culture in the context of mythology and early history in his book The Chinese Heritage.