Live Auction 18265Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)
Lot 1029

ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)

Mount Wu

Closed8 July 2020

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HKD 875,000

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ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)
Mount Wu
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
129 x 47 cm. (50 ¾ x 18 ½ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated winter solstice, thirty-sixth year (of the Republic, 1947)
Further inscribed and signed by the artist on the mounting, with one seal
Dated second month, renshen year (1992)
One collector’s seal of Yang Shanshen (1913-2004) and one other collector’s seal

Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, 26 November 2012, Lot 1183.
Collection of Tathata Gallery.

Specialist note

The collector’s seal belonged to renowned Hong Kong businessman Li Shiyou (Jack Lee, 1916-2015). Born in Taishan, Guangdong, Li travelled overseas at a young age and settled in the United States in 1953, with business interest in Hong Kong. Apart from his passion in collecting art, Li was also known as a master Chinese chess player. He was the president of the Hong Kong Chinese Chess Association.