Letters from the Second Daughter (album leaves)

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Dates:

Qing Dynasty

Size:

Width 43.4cm, Length 31cm

Letters from the Second Daugher came from the paper pasted on the sutras of Dunhuang and was originally collected by Xu Chengyao, a famous collector in Huizhou. These letters were written by the second daughter of a family to her mother, all about daily trifles. Although written by a woman, the calligraphy was free and smooth with its balance and rhyme similar to that of Ouyang Xun, which is quite valuable. In the upper right corner is a red square seal by the collector— “Collected by Xun Chunfu of She when traveling in Gansu”.