Letter to Ye Gongchuo[1]
(August 16, 1953)

Mr. Yuhu:
I have received the album of portraits of Qing Dynasty scholars you kindly presented, for which I am most grateful! I wonder if there is also a first volume? If so, I would like to borrow it for perusal.
With respectful regards,
Mao Zedong
August 16, 1953

[1] Ye Gongchuo, courtesy name Yuhu, then served as a member of the Culture and Education Committee of the Government Administration Council, deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History, and director of the Beijing Chinese Painting Academy.

Manuscript and envelope of Mao Zedong's letter to Ye Gongchuo.