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From the Collection of Madame Tan Jen Chiu (Lots 140-141)
HUANG JUNBI (1898-1991), ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998), DING YANYONG (1902-1978) AND OTHERS / HE XIANGNING (1879-1972)
Album of Flowers and Landscapes / Plum Blossoms
Details
HUANG JUNBI (1898-1991), ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998), DING YANYONG (1902-1978) AND OTHERS / HE XIANGNING (1879-1972)
Album of Flowers and Landscapes / Plum Blossoms
Album of twenty leaves / unmounted scroll, ink and colour on paper
Album of Flowers and Landscapes each leaf measures 32.3 x 47 cm. (12 ¾ x 18 ½ in.)(2)
Dated 1966
Titleslip by Zhao Shao’ang, with one seal
Plum Blossoms measures 46.2 x 29 cm. (18 ¼ x 11 3⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Both dedicated to Madame Renjiu
NOTE:
Madame Tan Jen Chiu (1908–2002), a native of Xinhui, Guangdong, graduated from Yenching University in Beijing with a major in Sociology. Following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, she sought refuge in Hong Kong. Madame Tan held several prominent positions in Hong Kong, including Director of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Supervisor and Board Member of True Light Girls’ School, and Lecturer at New Asia College. She was also appointed a Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong government.
A passionate enthusiast of Chinese painting, Madame Tan regularly met with artists to paint and engage in discussions on art. This album is presented as a gift by many of her artist friends, including Ding Yanyong, Zhao Shao’ang, and Huang Junbi.
Album of Flowers and Landscapes / Plum Blossoms
Album of twenty leaves / unmounted scroll, ink and colour on paper
Album of Flowers and Landscapes each leaf measures 32.3 x 47 cm. (12 ¾ x 18 ½ in.)(2)
Dated 1966
Titleslip by Zhao Shao’ang, with one seal
Plum Blossoms measures 46.2 x 29 cm. (18 ¼ x 11 3⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Both dedicated to Madame Renjiu
NOTE:
Madame Tan Jen Chiu (1908–2002), a native of Xinhui, Guangdong, graduated from Yenching University in Beijing with a major in Sociology. Following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, she sought refuge in Hong Kong. Madame Tan held several prominent positions in Hong Kong, including Director of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Supervisor and Board Member of True Light Girls’ School, and Lecturer at New Asia College. She was also appointed a Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong government.
A passionate enthusiast of Chinese painting, Madame Tan regularly met with artists to paint and engage in discussions on art. This album is presented as a gift by many of her artist friends, including Ding Yanyong, Zhao Shao’ang, and Huang Junbi.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings