PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JUNG YING TSAO HONGYI (1880-1942)Calligraphy in Seal Script Hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper, inscribed and signed, with two artist's seals, one reading Hongyi and a figural seal of the Buddha alongside the phrase Namo Amitofo . 33 3/4 x 14 5/8in (75.5 x 37cm) 弘一 篆書書法 水墨金箋 立軸 Provenance: Jung Ying Tsao (1929-2011) 來源： 曹仲英（1929-2011） TEXT TO PRECEDE LOT From the Collection of Jung Ying Tsao (1929-2011) Jung Ying Tsao was a dealer, scholar, collector, and connoisseur of Chinese art. Born in Tianjin in 1929, he relocated to Taiwan as a 20-year-old, and there he made a connection with Li Lin-tsan, then curator, and later deputy director of the National Palace Museum. As a result, Mr. Tsao began his study of traditional Chinese painting by refining his connoisseur with pieces formerly in the Imperial Collection. Shortly after he wed in 1963, Mr. Tsao immigrated to the United States and established an art gallery in San Francisco that focused on traditional Chinese art. At the gallery's onset, only a handful of collectors were active in this field, however the potential for growth was enormous. Over forty years in business, and aided by a keen eye, rigorous scholar and excellent foresight, Mr. Tsao generously shared his passion and deep understanding of Chinese culture, and he mentored many in the subtleties of Chinese painting. At the Far East Fine Arts gallery, Jung Ying Tsao fostered several important collections of Chinese art, and the paintings that passed through his hands have been celebrated in numerous highly regarded museum exhibitions and scholarly texts. Among his published contributions, he wrote several books for which there was a dearth of information at the time, including The Four Jens (1977), Chinese Paintings of the Middle Qing Dynasty (1987), and The Paintings of Xugu and Qi Baishi (1993). Mr. Tsao's legacy is also reflected in theprehensive collections of Chinese painting he built that examined focused periods of Chinese painting. The museum exhibitions and their apanying publications Between the Thunder and the Rain Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (2000), and New Songs on Ancient Tunes , Honolulu Art Museum (2007), explored the 19th and 20th century painting and calligraphy from the collection of the Reverend Richard Fabian. And in 2016, the Los Angeles County Museum presented Alternative Dreams, 17th Century Chinese Painting from the Tsao Family Collection . In 2013 the Jung Ying Tsao family established the Mozhai Foundation to carry on his legacy of scholar, connoisseur, and intercultural understanding. 曹仲英（1929-2011）珍藏 曹仲英於1929年生於天津，以其作為中國藝術古董商、學者、收藏家及鑒賞家的身份為人所知。20歲時，曹仲英移居台灣，結識時任台北故宮博物院副院長的李霖燦。得此良機，曹先生從清宮舊藏入手學習中國書畫鑒賞。1963年，曹先生成婚並移居美國，在舊金山成立了一家主營中國傳統藝術的藝廊。藝廊成立之初，此一領域的收藏家尚寥寥無幾，但這也意味著，這一市場蘊藏巨大的成長空間。苦心經營逾四十載，曹先生憑其識珠慧眼、淵博學識及遠矚高瞻，向世人分享著他對中國文化的誠摯熱愛和澄思寂慮。 曹先生創辦的遠東藝術畫廊已協助