Live Auction 15955Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
PU RU (1896-1963)
Lot 1368

PU RU (1896-1963)

Mountain Dwelling

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HKD 1,000,000

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PU RU (1896-1963)
Mountain Dwelling
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
40 x 117 cm. (15 ¾ x 46 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated winter, wuxu year (1958)
Dedicated to Jun’an
Further inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

Specialist note

The painting is is inscribed by Mr Ts’o Tsun On. Born in Hong Kong in 1904, he was the son of Dr Ts’o Seen-wan, founder and supporter of numerous educational institutions in Hong Kong and instrumental to the development of Hong Kong in the early 20th Century. Ts’o Tsun On had a long and illustrious career in the Hong Kong Auxilliary Police Force, rising to the rank of Commissioner.