Live Auction 21793Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
DENG FEN (1894-1964)
Lot 1179 PREVIOUSLY IN THE COLLECTION OF WU WEIJIA (LOTS 1179-1180)

DENG FEN (1894-1964)

Standing Horse

Closed31 May 2023

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HKD 69,300

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DENG FEN (1894-1964)
Standing Horse
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
72.5 cm. (28 1/2 in.) in diameter
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, gengchen year (1940)
Dedicated to Weijia
Titleslip entitled, inscribed and signed by Wu Weijia, with two seals
Dated autumn, yuhai year (1959)

Specialist note

Wu Weijia, of Macanese descent, was the owner of Taixing Bank in Macau. He came from a well-established family and was friends with many Lingnan artists such as Deng Fen. An avid collector, Wu was particularly fond of paintings from the Lingnan School.