PROPERTY FROM PROFESSOR CHI CHONG LEE (C. C. LEE) (LOTS 1201-1214)Professor C.C. Lee was an avid art lover, whose study of Chinese ink painting began at an early age. Her systematic training started in 1964, when she enrolled in the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Fine Arts department. Among the distinguished faculty of the department Professor Ding Yanyong had a particularly profound impact on the future of Professor Lee. Ding Yanyong’s classes were convivial affairs, held in a small scale and were characterised by an affinity between himself and his pupils. Ding took great pleasure in providing practical demonstrations in his classes and would dedicate and gift works to his students upon their graduation. Ding recognised Lee’s deep commitment to her studies and her great affinity for art and dedicated several works of particularly high quality to her over her four years of study. Part of her collection was sold in Christie’s 2018 Spring sale, in which the proceeds were used to establish the Ms. Lee Chi Chong Scholarship (In Memory of Prof. Ting Yen Yong) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.Professor C.C. Lee’s private collection also includes pieces from her family collection. Xie Zhiliu’s works are particularly well represented, including a diverse array of subject matters with impeccable provenance. Many paintings from her family collection are dedicated to Shoushi, Piji, or painted in Shoushi Tang, and are works directly gifted from the artists to her family members. Shoushi was a textile giant in the Mainland before 1949 and later moved to Hong Kong. Because of Professor Lee’s lifelong devotion to art, she was gifted with this collection of beautiful and rare works from the family.Seven works from this collection are also available in Christie’s online sale Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy during 20-27 May 2019 (Lots 1606-1612).

WU ZUOREN (1908-1997)

Calligraphy

Details

WU ZUOREN (1908-1997)
Calligraphy
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
69 x 137.5 cm. (27 1/8 x 54 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Date 1983

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in 1983.

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Lot Essay

Wu Zuoren visited Washington, DC. in May, 1983, when Beijing and Washington became sister cities. The calligraphy was gifted directly from the artist to Prof. Lee during Wu Zuoren’s reception held at the Chinese embassy in his honor.

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