BAO SHAOYOU (1892-1985)
Lot 1639PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU BALING (LOTS 1639-1648)

BAO SHAOYOU (1892-1985)

Viewing the Moon Pavilion/Calligraphy in Running Script

Fermé27 November 2017

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HKD 32,500

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BAO SHAOYOU (1892-1985)
Viewing the Moon Pavilion/Calligraphy in Running Script
A pair of scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper / ink on paper
Each scroll measures 33.5 x 26.5 cm. (13 ¼ x 10 3/8 in.)

Viewing the Moon Pavilion
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Baling

Calligraphy in Running Script
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Baling
Dated thirtieth year of the Republic, 1941

SPECIALIST’S NOTE: Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. His studio name is Kanyue Lou, which can be directly translated as “Viewing-the-Moon Pavilion”. As the founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club, he joined the Overseas Chinese Daily News in 1936 and was promoted to the 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 artists, including Zhou Qianqiu (1910-2006), Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998), Huang Bore (1901-1968) etc. Wu attended many of their literary gatherings and received many works from them.

Bao Shaoyou, born in Yokohama, Japan, studied paintings in Kyoto. In 1928, he returned to Hong Kong and found the Lai Jing Art School and taught for over 50 years. He also contributed greatly to the development of art societies in Hong Kong in the 1950s. This painting was done in accordance to the literary name of Wu Baling.