Live Auction 3463Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
ZHENG NAIGUANG (1912-2005) /XIAO LISHENG (1919-1983) AND CHEN TONGYIN (20TH CENTURY)/ LIU YUANYI (1898-1988) /LIU TAIXI (1898-1989)
Lot 1630 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.

ZHENG NAIGUANG (1912-2005) /XIAO LISHENG (1919-1983) AND CHEN TONGYIN (20TH CENTURY)/ LIU YUANYI (1898-1988) /LIU TAIXI (1898-1989)

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Closed1 December 2015

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HKD 112,500

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ZHENG NAIGUANG (1912-2005) /XIAO LISHENG (1919-1983) AND CHEN TONGYIN (20TH CENTURY)/ LIU YUANYI (1898-1988) /LIU TAIXI (1898-1989)
Figures
A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
One scroll measures 130.2 x 33.2 cm (51 ¼ x 13 1/8 in.)
One scroll measures 37.1 x 37 cm (14 ¾ x 14 ½ in.)
One scroll measures 97.7 x 29 cm (38 ½ x 11 3/8 in.)
One scroll measures 33.6 x 33.9 cm (13 ¼ x 13 3/8 in.)
Four scrolls inscribed and signed, with a total of seven seals of the artists
One scroll dated yiyou year (1945)
One scroll dated spring, wuxu year (1958)
One scroll dated fifth day, fifth month, xinmao year (1951)
All scrolls dedicated to Baling
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