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Treasures of the Lingnan School from the M K Lau Collection (Lots 112-113)
YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004)
Eagle
Details
YANG SHANSHEN (1913-2004)
Eagle
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
129.5 x 32.9 cm. (51 x 13 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by the artist, with one seal
Dated summer, renxu year (1982)
Dedicated to Tianchang (T. C. Lai, 1921-2022)
NOTE:
The recipient was T.C. Lai (1921-2022), who graduated from the Department of English at the University of Hong Kong in 1942 and later served in London on diplomatic assignments. After returning to Hong Kong in 1949, he pursued a career in education and translation. A dedicated art patron, he was an advisor to the Hong Kong Museum of Art in the 1970s. After his retirement, he devoted himself to painting and calligraphy, holding several solo exhibitions.
Eagle
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
129.5 x 32.9 cm. (51 x 13 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by the artist, with one seal
Dated summer, renxu year (1982)
Dedicated to Tianchang (T. C. Lai, 1921-2022)
NOTE:
The recipient was T.C. Lai (1921-2022), who graduated from the Department of English at the University of Hong Kong in 1942 and later served in London on diplomatic assignments. After returning to Hong Kong in 1949, he pursued a career in education and translation. A dedicated art patron, he was an advisor to the Hong Kong Museum of Art in the 1970s. After his retirement, he devoted himself to painting and calligraphy, holding several solo exhibitions.
Provenance
Rong Bao Zhai (H.K.) Company Limited & Associated Fine Arts Auctioneers Limited, Sale of Fine Modern Chinese Paintings, 21-22 May 1995, Lot 436.
Literature
Joys of the Southern Brush – Paintings and Calligraphy from the M K Lau Collection, M K Lau Collection, Hong Kong, 2022, pp. 102-103.
Exhibited
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Joys of the Southern Brush - Paintings and Calligraphy from the M K Lau Collection, 3-9 October, 2022.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings
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