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LOT 1473-1475PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHOI CHING YANBorn in Chao’an in Guangdong, Choi Ching Yan (1904-1971) was a major contributor to Hong Kong’s early cultural development, and assisted in the funding of the establishment of the New Asia College in 1949. As he was friends with many figures in the art world, he would hold scholarly gatherings at his home, “Zhu Garden,” in North Point in Hong Kong. Depicted in Sun Xingge’s painting is the scenery of Choi Ching Yan home. An album of landscapes by Wang Shimin will be sold in our Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy sale on 30 May 2016 (Lot 936).
SUN XINGGE (1897-1996)
Scenery at Zhu Garden
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SUN XINGGE (1897-1996)
Scenery at Zhu Garden
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
136 x 55.5 cm. (53 ½ x 21 7/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed with a poem and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated wuxu year (1958)
Dedicated to Zhenren (Choi Ching Yan)
Scenery at Zhu Garden
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
136 x 55.5 cm. (53 ½ x 21 7/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed with a poem and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated wuxu year (1958)
Dedicated to Zhenren (Choi Ching Yan)
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