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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LIANG XIAOLUAN (LOTS 1258-1266)The renowned Peking opera performer Liang Xiaoluan (1916-2001) was born into an artistic family. Her father, a paintbrush maker, owned a shop in the Liulichang antique quarters in Beijing. She began studying opera at the age of 12 under Cheng Liqiu (1902-1944), brother of Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958). After making her stage debut in 1930, she received top billing in Shanghai in 1940 and was greatly admired for her exquisite voice and superior artistry. When she returned to Beijing, Liang studied under master Wang Yaoqing (1881-1954), and in 1944 officially became a student of the legendary performer Mei Lanfang. After 1949, she was appointed director of the Jilin Provincial Peking Opera Academy. Many artists, often opera enthusiasts themselves, befriended Liang and dedicated their works directly to her. The paintings in the present collection have remained in Liang’s family for decades, bearing testament to the enduring friendships between the performer and the artists.
WENG TONGHE (1830-1904)
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet
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WENG TONGHE (1830-1904)
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 130 x 31.5 cm. (51 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
(2)Signed, with two seals of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by Fan Songfeng, with two seals
Dated summer, gengchen year (1940)
Dedicated to Madame Xiaoluan
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 130 x 31.5 cm. (51 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
(2)Signed, with two seals of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by Fan Songfeng, with two seals
Dated summer, gengchen year (1940)
Dedicated to Madame Xiaoluan
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