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Lot Essay
The recipient of this painting are the brothers Ye Zhenmin and Ye Enpu. The two came from a prominent family in Dongshan, Dongting Lake, and were compradors working for a French bank in Shanghai. Both brothers married Xi Xifan’s daughters of the prominent Dongshan Xi family.
In 1937, Ye’s visited Huangshan with their parents. Upon their return, they commissioned Wu Hufan to create a painting to commemorate their travel, which was completed in 1940. Another painting, “A Corner of Huangshan Mountain”, completed in the same year with a dedication to Zhenmin can be seen in the market, and it was likely commissioned together with the present painting. (see Chronicles of Wu Hufan, China Publishing Group, 2017, p. 315).
In 1937, Ye’s visited Huangshan with their parents. Upon their return, they commissioned Wu Hufan to create a painting to commemorate their travel, which was completed in 1940. Another painting, “A Corner of Huangshan Mountain”, completed in the same year with a dedication to Zhenmin can be seen in the market, and it was likely commissioned together with the present painting. (see Chronicles of Wu Hufan, China Publishing Group, 2017, p. 315).