Lot Essay
This painting was made by the artist for Professor Howard Chao’s wife who was born in the year of the horse.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HOWARD H.S. CHAO (LOTS 102-113)Born in Xixian, Henan province, Howard H.S. Chao (1920-2012) was a well-known journalist in China and Japan. After he moved to the United States in 1952, he taught Chinese at Yale University and authored several books and a syndicated news column. During his trips to China, Professor Chao frequently visited artists, including Wu Zuoren, Mao Dun, Ai Qing and Han Meilin, whom he had befriended. Several artists called on him, in turn, when they traveled to the U.S.
HAN MEILIN (BORN 1936)
Mule
Details
HAN MEILIN (BORN 1936)
Mule
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and color on paper
21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (54.6 x 64.8 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated second month, jimao year, 2 April 1997
Dedicated to Zhihui (Professor Chie Chao)
Mule
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and color on paper
21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (54.6 x 64.8 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated second month, jimao year, 2 April 1997
Dedicated to Zhihui (Professor Chie Chao)
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Elizabeth Hammer