Quotation from Mencius

CALLIGRAPHY: “Not to be tempted by wealth and high position. Not to waver in the face of poverty or to be intimidated by displays of great force. Such spirit defines a great man.”

INSCRIPTION: “At Mr. Hongkai’s request, I wrote this quotation from Mencius. Mr. Hongkai and I have a mutual expectation that we can both live up to the model in the quotation. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month (the Dragon Boat Festival), 1937. Beihong”

SEAL: “Such good fortune allows me to be a resident of Yangshuo”