GAN HANCHEN (1859-1941) / LAO JINGXIU (1863-1959) /HUANG JINGFA (LATE 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)Calligraphy Collection – Birthday CelebrationA pair of hanging scrolls / Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on gold paper / ink on gold-flecked red paper1. Poem in Regular Script measures 84 x 35.2 cm. (33 1⁄8 x 137⁄8 in.)Inscribed and signed by Gan HanchenDated sixth month, guihai year (1923)Dedicated to Maogang‌‌NOTE:‌Gan Hanchen, who was initially named Zuofan and styled himself as Pingzong, and the owner of Feiyuan, is a wealthy Cantonese businessman who lived in Shanghai. He was a chiefprador of the Jardine Mathesonpany and the owner of the Shanghai Yuyuan, in which he possesses an extensive collection of antiques, paintings, and calligraphy. Gan Hanchen also has a deep friend with the famous calligrapher Yang Shoujing (1839-1915).‌‌‌2. Poem in Running Script measures 99.5 x 47 cm. (39 1⁄8 x 181⁄2 in.)Inscribed and signed by Lao JingxiuDedicated to Maogang‌‌‌NOTE:‌Lao Jingxiu, who styled himself as Nianzu, is a native of Guangzhou, Guangdong. He was a well-known Cantonese businessman in Shanghai during the Republic Era.‌3. Poem in Regular Script measures 99 x 45.5 cm. (39 x 17 7⁄8 in.)Inscribed and signed by Huang JingfaDedicated to Maogang