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YU FEI'AN (1888-1959)
Lot 1212

YU FEI'AN (1888-1959)

Peony and Birds

Closed25 November 2014

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HKD 1,000,000

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YU FEI'AN (1888-1959)
Peony and Birds
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Shukun and Madame Peirong
Dated twelfh month, gengchen year (1940)
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
87 x 33.5 cm. (26 1/8 x 10 in.)
20th Century

Specialist note

The painting was dedicated to Liu Shukun and his wife Madame Peirong. Liu was a famous doctor in Beijing Tongren Hospital before 1949. He was very fond of collecting paintings and was friends with many artists. The painting was gifted to him by Yu Fei'an, as a token of friendship.