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Lot 1643PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU BALING (LOTS 1639-1648)
ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991)
Peony
Fermé27 November 2017
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HKD 8,125
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ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991)
Peony
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
97 x 34 cm. (38 ¼ x 13 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated Mid-Autumn Festival, dinghai year (1947)
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.
Having studied paintings under his uncle Zhang Chunchu (1869-1943), Zhang Shaoshi was a student of Ju Lian (1828-1904), the master of the Geshan School. He later also studied under Deng Fen (1894-1964). Zhang was most adept in painting flower and birds genre, especially in painting peony, and was known as “King of Peony”.
Peony
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
97 x 34 cm. (38 ¼ x 13 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated Mid-Autumn Festival, dinghai year (1947)
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.
Having studied paintings under his uncle Zhang Chunchu (1869-1943), Zhang Shaoshi was a student of Ju Lian (1828-1904), the master of the Geshan School. He later also studied under Deng Fen (1894-1964). Zhang was most adept in painting flower and birds genre, especially in painting peony, and was known as “King of Peony”.
ZHANG SHAOSHI (1913-1991)
Peony
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
97 x 34 cm. (38 ¼ x 13 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated Mid-Autumn Festival, dinghai year (1947)
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.
Having studied paintings under his uncle Zhang Chunchu (1869-1943), Zhang Shaoshi was a student of Ju Lian (1828-1904), the master of the Geshan School. He later also studied under Deng Fen (1894-1964). Zhang was most adept in painting flower and birds genre, especially in painting peony, and was known as “King of Peony”.
Peony
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
97 x 34 cm. (38 ¼ x 13 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated Mid-Autumn Festival, dinghai year (1947)
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.
Having studied paintings under his uncle Zhang Chunchu (1869-1943), Zhang Shaoshi was a student of Ju Lian (1828-1904), the master of the Geshan School. He later also studied under Deng Fen (1894-1964). Zhang was most adept in painting flower and birds genre, especially in painting peony, and was known as “King of Peony”.