Live Auction 2858Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998) YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004)
Lot 2814

ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998) YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004)

Lotus and Dragonfly

Closed31 May 2011

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ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998) YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004)
Lotus and Dragonfly
Inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artists
Further inscribed by Suixuan, with one seal
Dated winter, wuwu year (1978)
Inscribed by Chen Jinghong on top of the painting, with two seals
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
68.3 x 41.5 cm. (26 7/8 x 16 3/8 in.)
20th Century

Specialist note

A native of Shunde, Guangdong, Chen Jinghong was a famous historian of Lingnan school and culture. During the time of the Republic, Chen was editor of a Guangzhou's Vietnam-Chinese Newspaper, and was director and editor of Hong Kong's Universal Circulating Herald when he moved to Hong Kong.