LOTS 747-797 PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR K S LO Dr. K S Lo (1910-1995) was born in Mei County, San Xiang Village. At the age of 10 he went to Malaysia with his mother to be reunited with his father, Luo Jinxing, who at the time was working at the Ren Sheng Tang Medicinal Shop. In 1934 he graduated from the University of Hong Kong and joined the company where his father worked and was soon appointed Hong Kong manager of the firm's real estate branch. In 1936, on an occasion Dr. Lo was in Shanghai for business, he attended a talk entitled Soya Bean: The Cow of China which introduced the great benefits of the soya bean and its high protein content. This lecture changed his life, as he witnessed the malnutrition of the people in Hong Kong after the World War. With the thought of building an empire to "save his people", Dr. Lo sought to create a family drink that was not only affordable but also contained the necessary nutrients for good health. Dr. Lo then produced the now famous Vitasoy and established his company in 1940. Vitasoy quickly spread to become a household name, and expanded beyond Hong Kong to become one of the most recognizable brands in Asia. Dr. Lo's passion for business and love for his people also extended to his passion for studying and collecting Chinese art. With a particular focus on Chinese arts and culture, he turned his interest to Yixing teapots and actively collected them from the 1950's onwards, amassing a great collection which he donated to the Hong Kong people in 1981 and established the K. S. Lo Teaware Museum, now situated in the Hong Kong Park. In addition to his interest in Chinese ceramics and works of art, he also concentrated on collecting Chinese paintings, supporting younger artists and the different exhibitions that were held across town.

JIN NONG (1687-1763)

Calligraphy in Seal Script

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JIN NONG (1687-1763)
Calligraphy in Seal Script
Hanging scroll
ink on paper
96 x 64 cm. (37 3/4 x 25 1/4 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
Two collector's seals of Zheng Yingquan (20th century)
One collector's seal of Xu Weida (born 1945) on the mounting
One seal of Zheng Yingquan on the titleslip

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Previously in the collection of Zheng Yingquan (20th century)

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The calligraphy is an extract from the biography of Puli. Puli, the pseudonym of Lu Guimeng, was a literary figure in the Tang dynasty. He also had a courtesy name, Luwang, and another pseudonym, Free Man among Rivers and Lakes. Lu was an aide to the governors of the prefectures of Huzhou and Suzhou, before living in reclusion in Puli, a town in Songjiang county. A prolific writer, he compiled his works in the Collected Works of Puli.
Born into a family which expected its members to work in the civil service, Lu was an exception. Dedicated to farming, he possessed several hundred "mus" (15 mus equal 1 heactare) of farmland and managed the tea plantations by himself. The scholar always brought books, tea-boiling utensils, brush holders and fishing tools to travel across Lake Tai. Caring about agriculture, he had a solid understanding of local farming tools and technique. After visiting old peasants, he would record the observations made in his book. Lu's dedication made him an important contributor to Chinese agricultural development.