YE SHAOBING (1896-1968)
Peony and Butterflies
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
134.5 x 32.5 cm. (53 x 12 ¾ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, third month, xinmao year (1951)
Dedicated to Baling
SPECIALIST’S NOTE: Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong, the name of his studio 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 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) among others. Wu attended many of their literary gatherings and received many works from them.
Ye Shaobing, born in Panyu, Guangdong, studied under Gao Qifeng (1889-1933). Ye was famous for painting flower and birds genre in “boneless” (mogu) style, and especially good at painting roses. After he migrated to Hong Kong, he made a lot of effort in education, and influenced many artists of the flower and birds genre in Hong Kong and Guangdong.
YE SHAOBING (1896-1968)
Peony and Butterflies
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
134.5 x 32.5 cm. (53 x 12 ¾ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, third month, xinmao year (1951)
Dedicated to Baling
SPECIALIST’S NOTE: Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong, the name of his studio 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 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) among others. Wu attended many of their literary gatherings and received many works from them.
Ye Shaobing, born in Panyu, Guangdong, studied under Gao Qifeng (1889-1933). Ye was famous for painting flower and birds genre in “boneless” (mogu) style, and especially good at painting roses. After he migrated to Hong Kong, he made a lot of effort in education, and influenced many artists of the flower and birds genre in Hong Kong and Guangdong.
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