Famous Chinese Short Stories

Lin Yutang
Cardinal, 1952
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Pocket Books, 1954

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Cooking with the Chinese Flavor

Tsuifeng Lin, Hsiangju Lin
Drawings by Siu Lan Loh
Prentice-Hall, 1956
Writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten mentioned
artist Mai-mai Sze as an influence on Chinese cooking.
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The Wisdom of Confucius

Edited by Lin Yutang
Illustrated Modern Library, 1943
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Interiors

July 1945

page 98: Cooper Union seems particularly proud of a former Chinese student, Jean Yee Wong, who had graduated in fine arts and studied lettering and calligraphy. Within a year of graduation she designed and illustrated the Modern Library book, The Wisdom of Confuscius [sic], as well as a number of other books.

(Updated June 19, 2023; next post February 14: The Calligrapher’s Engagement Calendar 1983)

All Men Are Brothers

Translation by Pearl S. Buck
Introduction by Lin Yutang
The Heritage Club, 1948
Cover, front matter and selected pages with Jeanyee’s calligraphy;
in the Sandglass newsletter, she is mentioned on page four.
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(Next post January 13: Contemporary Calligraphy)

Widow, Nun and Courtesan

Lin Yutang
John Day, 1951
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Lady Wu

Lin Yutang
Putnam, 1965
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