Antique Chinese Scroll Calligraphy Missionary Rev. Frank Bucher Shenchowfu Hunan


Antique Chinese Scroll Calligraphy Missionary Rev. Frank Bucher Shenchowfu Hunan

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Antique Chinese Scroll Calligraphy Missionary Rev. Frank Bucher Shenchowfu Hunan:
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Welcome, This is just one more item from my collection obtained from a Missionary that was in China from 1906-1940. I have many items including more scrolls, Which the family brought back from China.

Since I cannot read Chinese, I had a friend of mine try to interpret it and this is what we came up with as follows:

“Shang Shuinian, to (Fukeli)Frank (Rev. Frank Bucher)

Ancient poetry ( I am not sure if she did not interpret the ancient poetry so I’m hoping that you can read it, I apologize since I can’t read Chinese)

White clouds and who is missing the beauty of the western beauty .

Zhang Shuinian gives to Fukeli (Frank)”


I know that the letters I read, towards the very end of their journey in 1940, there were many people wanting to give them gifts to bring home to America. Knowing that the Japanese were destroying most of Inland China as they were escaping. They told people that they could not take large gift, and they could only take a very small amount of their own personal items. Between the bus rides and the boat rides they were very crowded. So I know his wife spoke of people giving them scrolls, which she thought would be easy to bring with them because they could roll them up. I can only assume that this particular one was given at this time.

I believe that I gave some good pictures to help you decide on its condition. this one is truly extremely white it doesn’t look aged and is in very nice condition. I put two pictures in because in the center there’s these two tabs of paper or cloth that is and I’m not sure if that is used to help mount it or not.I do believe this would make a great addition to anyone’s collection...The daughter of the missionary had wrote letters to her son asking him to have the scrolls framed but he never did. I know they had been it the trunk I purchased them from for over 60 plus years.

If you want more pictures or need any more information please ask before offerding. The size of this piece is 17 inches wide by 61 inches Long.

Thank you and have a great day....Please look at my other items and I will be posting more as the days go by...


Antique Chinese Scroll Calligraphy Missionary Rev. Frank Bucher Shenchowfu Hunan:
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