GAO QIFENG (1889-1933)
Lot 1044 FROM THE FAMILY COLLECTION OF WANG YANJUN (LOT 1044)

GAO QIFENG (1889-1933)

Tiger

Closed31 May 2023

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HKD 2,520,000

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GAO QIFENG (1889-1933)
Tiger
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
172 x 89.4 cm. (67 3/4 x 35 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated October, twenty-first year (of the Republic, 1932)
Further inscribed and signed by Zhang Kunyi (1895-1969), with two seals
Dedicated to Guolun
One collector’s seal of Wang Yanjun

Specialist note

This painting is from a descendant of the Wang Yanjun family, with his collector’s seal stamped in the lower right corner of the painting. There is very little information available about Wang’s life, but according to his family, he was born in 1905 and was a successful businessman in Hong Kong during the mid-20th century. He frequently led delegations to visit Taiwan and received this Gao Qifeng painting as a gift during one of his visits.