SIGNED JIN BEILOU, REPUBLIC PERIOD

Beilou is the studio name of Jin Shaocheng (1878-1926), a renowned literati from Zhejiang active during the late Qing to early Republic period, well respected for his talents in calligraphy, paintings and seal carvings. Huandu Lou is the name of a private library in Luozhou, Fujian, owned by the late Qing statesman and scholar Chen Baoshen (1848-1935).