PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE FAMILY OF TAM SHU MING Tam Shu Ming was one of two sons of the eminent and illustrious Tam clan, who owned most of the land in the town of Sun Wei, near Guangdong. He was born on October 20, 1924. Though his family was quite wealthy, with revenue made from many acres of hemp farms, education and scholarship were held in the highest esteem. His uncle achieved great distinction when he attained the degree of xx in the imperial examinations. Following his family legacy, Tam Shu Ming obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai University (also known as Jiao Tong University). Mr. Tam's work took him to many cities nationwide, where he designed electrical generating plants for the budding young PRC. This gave him the opportunity to meet artists such as Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong, which satisfied his own interest in the arts, as well as fulfilling his family's tradition of acting as patrons of the arts, especially music, painting, and calligraphy. Mr. Tam particularly enjoyed visiting artists' studios, followed their exhibitions over the years and commissioned many works. The two works presented here are two of the many he collected. Mr. Tam was an interesting man in that his tastes were cosmopolitan and eclectic. His interest in art, clothing, sports, music, and culinary endeavors embraced both the traditional, and also Western. His daughter recalls hearing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, seeing the Bolshoi perform it; and also listening to many Italian operas and arias. Tam Shu Ming insured that his family's heritage of academic achievement and love of the arts continues to thrive with his descendants. These paintings by two of China's most accomplished and influential modern artists are offered here by Mr. Tam's daughter, a physician who graduated from MIT and then Harvard Medical School, from their family collection.

齊白石菊花草蟲設色紙本立軸

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齊白石菊花草蟲設色紙本立軸
題識：寄萍堂上老人白石畫於故都。
欽印：齊大。

譚樹明先生，生於一九二四年，廣東筍圍人，為當地傑出地產商人譚氏宗親二子之一。其家族經商有道，家底富饒，但在文學教育及藝術修養上有著極高的造詣。其叔父曾為末代科舉考試表現出眾，獲狀元殊榮。譚氏遵循家族傳統，上海交通大學電子工程專業畢業。新中國成立初期，譚先生造訪中國大陸各大城市，為建造發電站選址。由工作之便，他有幸結識了多位重要藝術家，如齊白石、徐悲鴻等，極大地滿足了他對於藝術的熱愛，也延續了積極贊助藝術家的家族傳統，在音樂、繪畫、書法方面的支持尤盛。譚先生閒暇之餘常流連於齊、徐二人畫室，在數年間贊助其創作佳作無數，此次兩件拍品便是譚氏珍藏數年來，今始再度露面。譚先生愛好眾多，廣泛涉獵於藝術、運動、音樂與美食，學貫中西。其女尤憶二人共賞柴可夫斯基的舞劇天鵝湖，以及眾多意大利歌劇。譚先生深信其家族的學術成就以及藝術造詣必將在後代中延續，永世流傳。如其所願，譚氏之女畢業於麻省理工學院，後進修於哈佛醫學院，現為一名傑出的醫師。這兩幅當今中國現代書畫最爲尊重的大師之作，便是譚先生之女的書畫珍藏之精華。

譚先生堪稱二十世紀中國書畫鑑賞領域之大家，由畫中題識可知，他早於學生年代就與齊白石相識，在之後的工作暇餘與齊交情尤甚。齊白石一生繪製菊花及紅蓼無數，以明亮的用色及大膽的筆觸為代表，其間穿插各種靈動昆蟲，使畫面顯得生機勃勃。但在這幅作品中，齊白石先生難得地精心繪製了一隻向上攀爬的蝸牛，以其一貫的細膩筆觸描繪了其透明柔軟的身軀及背殼，盡顯其精湛之技巧。對於譚先生來説，蝸牛不僅僅有著美麗的形態，其頑強的習性及不息的繁衍也讓其無比著迷。此外，譚先生甚愛蟋蟀，不顧譚夫人的反對，收集了各式竹籠，尤其喜愛蟋蟀相鬥時的清脆聲響。他的私人收藏與畫面相呼應，表現了他對於昆蟲蟋蟀的個人興趣，以及其風雅生性。

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As a connoisseur of painting and calligraphy, Tam Shu Ming likely met Qi Baishi while he was a student or during his later business travels, as is indicated in the inscription on this painting. Qi Baishi painted many versions of chrysanthemum flowers and amaranths with his characteristic bright colors and bold brushstrokes, juxtaposed with finely painted insects. However, the depiction of a snail, which is shown crawling up the rock in the background, is very unusual, although Qi used his usual care to depict its speckled body and swirling shell. The inclusion in the picture of a cricket was particularly suitable for Mr. Tam, as he collected many bamboo cages full of crickets, to Mrs. Tam's annoyance. Yet, he loved the sound of their chirping against the trickling of the brook by his study. He was fascinated by snails, and not only found them visually beautiful but also apparently studied their reproduction and pervasiveness. His family recollects that he also had a taste for escargot.

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