XU SHIYING (1873-1964)
Excerpt from Mengzi
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
58 x 29 cm. (22 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated summer, xinmao year (1951)
Dedicated to Yuhao (Chow Yuk Ho)
NOTE: The Late Chow Yuk Ho was a renowned industrialist in enamelware and thermal flasks during his time. Born in Jiangsu province, Mr Chow moved to Shanghai and later Hong Kong in the 1930's. In Hong Kong, he founded his own enamelware manufacturing company which was inherited by his children in the following decades. Mr Chow was a philanthropist and the Director of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals as well as the Kiangsu Chekiang & Shanghai Residents (Hong Kong) Association.
In his young days in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Mr Chow received paintings from local artists.
Xu Shiying was a Chinese Kuomintang politician of the Republic of China. He moved to Hong Kong in 1948, and moved to Taiwan in 1950.
XU SHIYING (1873-1964)
Excerpt from Mengzi
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
58 x 29 cm. (22 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated summer, xinmao year (1951)
Dedicated to Yuhao (Chow Yuk Ho)
NOTE: The Late Chow Yuk Ho was a renowned industrialist in enamelware and thermal flasks during his time. Born in Jiangsu province, Mr Chow moved to Shanghai and later Hong Kong in the 1930's. In Hong Kong, he founded his own enamelware manufacturing company which was inherited by his children in the following decades. Mr Chow was a philanthropist and the Director of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals as well as the Kiangsu Chekiang & Shanghai Residents (Hong Kong) Association.
In his young days in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Mr Chow received paintings from local artists.
Xu Shiying was a Chinese Kuomintang politician of the Republic of China. He moved to Hong Kong in 1948, and moved to Taiwan in 1950.
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