Lot 9613: Hua Shikui (1863-1942)

Hua Shikui (1863-1942)
Calligraphy in Regular Script, 1935
A set of four hanging scrolls, each ink on paper, the last scroll dated
yihai (1935) and signed Hua Shikui with two artist’s seals reading Hua
Shikui yin and Beihai yi min.
53 x 12 7/8in (134.6 x32.7cm) each

Hua Shikui (華世奎, 1863-1941) was an accomplished calligrapher,
revered as one of the four master calligraphers in the Tianjin region.
Hua passed the civil service examination and achieved the juren title
in 1893, serving the Qing government until 1911, when he retired
to Tianjin. He actively promoted the arts and culture in Tianjin, and,
as a reward for his loyalty to the Qing government, was awarded a
posthumous title by the last Qing emperor Puyi.