Live Auction 3463Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991) / ZENG HOUXI (1916-1999) / XIAO LISHENG (1919-1983) AND ZHONG SHUCANG (20TH CENTURY)
Lot 1629 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.

ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991) / ZENG HOUXI (1916-1999) / XIAO LISHENG (1919-1983) AND ZHONG SHUCANG (20TH CENTURY)

Buddha

Closed1 December 2015

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HKD 37,500

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ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991) / ZENG HOUXI (1916-1999) / XIAO LISHENG (1919-1983) AND ZHONG SHUCANG (20TH CENTURY)
Buddha
A set of three scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
Each scroll measures approximately 130.8 x 32.2 cm (51 ½ x 13 in.)
All scrolls inscribed and signed, with a total of seven seals of the artists
One scroll dated winter solstice, xinmao year (1951)
One scroll dated spring, bingshen year (1956)
All scrolls dedicated to Baling
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