Live Auction 3422Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991)/RONG SHUSHI (1903-1996)
Lot 1679 LOTS 1677 - 1686
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU BALING

Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. He was the founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club. He joined Overseas Chinese Daily News in 1936 and was promoted to Chief Editor of the Hong Kong News section. During his tenure, he invited artists to inscribe on the cover of his publications, and befriended many Hong Kong local artists, including Zhou Qianqiu (1910-2006), Zhou's teacher Zhao Shao'ang (1905-1998) and other artists. Wu often joined their meetings and received many works from them.

ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991)/RONG SHUSHI (1903-1996)

Peonies/Lychees

Closed2 June 2015

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ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991)/RONG SHUSHI (1903-1996)
Peonies/Lychees
Two scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
Peonies measures 48 x 94.5 cm. (18 7/8 x 37 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed by Zhang Shaoshi, with three seals of the artist
Dated summer month, guichou year (1973)
Lychees measures 31 x 37.5 cm. (12 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of Rong Shushi
Dated summer, jiawu year (1954)
Dedicated to Baling
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