Live Auction 3463Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
YE SHAOBING (1896-1968)/HE QIYUAN (1899-1970)/ RONG SHUSHI (1903-1996)
Lot 1621 LOTS 1615 — 1630
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU BALING

Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. The founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club, he joined the 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 covers 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.

YE SHAOBING (1896-1968)/HE QIYUAN (1899-1970)/ RONG SHUSHI (1903-1996)

Flowers, Birds, and Insects

Closed1 December 2015

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HKD 37,500

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YE SHAOBING (1896-1968)/HE QIYUAN (1899-1970)/ RONG SHUSHI (1903-1996)
Flowers, Birds, and Insects
A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour/ink on paper
One scroll measures 94.3 x 33.5 cm. (37 1/8 x 13 1/8 in.)
Two scrolls measure approximately 133.3 x 30.3 cm. (52 ½ x 11 7/8 in.)
One scroll measures 30 x 36.6 cm. (11 ¾ x 14 3/8 in.)
All scrolls inscribed and signed, with a total of seven seals of the artists
One scroll dated winter, dinghai year (1947)
One scroll dated summer, wuzi year (1948)
One scroll dated summer, thirty-seventh year (of the Republic, 1948)
All scrolls dedicated to Baling
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