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PREVIOUSLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF TCHAN FOU-LI (LOTS 1230-1233)
RAO ZONGYI (1917-2018)
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
Details
RAO ZONGYI (1917-2018)
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 138.5 x 33 cm. (54 1⁄2 x 13 in.)
(2)Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated dinghai year (2007)
One collector’s seal
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 138.5 x 33 cm. (54 1⁄2 x 13 in.)
(2)Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated dinghai year (2007)
One collector’s seal
Further details
The present collection is formerly from the collection of Tchan Fou- li (1916-2018). Born in Chao’an, he moved to Southeast Asia after graduating from high school. In 1955, he made the permanent move to Hong Kong. He held key positions in the Photographic Society of Hong Kong, Royal Photographic Society, and founded The Chinese Photographic Association of Hong Kong. His photographs are known for evoking the artistic values and composition of Chinese landscape paintings and he received many internationally acclaimed awards.
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Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings