Lot Essay
This painting was made by the artist for Professor Howard Chao, who was born in the year of the monkey.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HOWARD H.S. CHAO (LOTS 102-113)Born in Xixian, Henan province, Howard H.S. Chao (1920-2012) was a well-known journalist in China and Japan. After he moved to the United States in 1952, he taught Chinese at Yale University and authored several books and a syndicated news column. During his trips to China, Professor Chao frequently visited artists, including Wu Zuoren, Mao Dun, Ai Qing and Han Meilin, whom he had befriended. Several artists called on him, in turn, when they traveled to the U.S.
HAN MEILIN (BORN 1936)
Monkey
Details
HAN MEILIN (BORN 1936)
Monkey
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and color on paper
25 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (64.8 x 54.6 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated 6 April 1999
Dedicated to Haosheng (Professor Howard H.S. Chao)
Monkey
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and color on paper
25 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (64.8 x 54.6 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated 6 April 1999
Dedicated to Haosheng (Professor Howard H.S. Chao)
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Hammer