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FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU WEIJIA, MASTER OF YIZHAI (LOTS 1054-1056)
DENG FEN (1894-1964)
Portrait of Lay Buddhist Zhaoguang
Details
DENG FEN (1894-1964)
Portrait of Lay Buddhist Zhaoguang
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on gold-flecked paper
133 x 67.7 cm. (52 3/8 x 26 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated the day before Buddha’s Birthday, leap fourth month, guimao year (1963)
Dedicated to Weijia
Two collector’s seals
Titleslip entitled, inscribed and signed by Wu Weijia, with one seal
Portrait of Lay Buddhist Zhaoguang
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on gold-flecked paper
133 x 67.7 cm. (52 3/8 x 26 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated the day before Buddha’s Birthday, leap fourth month, guimao year (1963)
Dedicated to Weijia
Two collector’s seals
Titleslip entitled, inscribed and signed by Wu Weijia, with one seal
Provenance
Gift from the artist, thence by descent
Further details
Wu Weijia, the owner of Yizhai, came from a prominent Macanese banking family. With a passion for collecting art, Wu especially loved the Lingnan school and was close friends with artist Deng Fen.
Wu was an active philanthropist who supported many art fundraising events alleviating natural disasters and war damage. In 1931, Wu purchased many paintings donated by Gao Jianfu to fundraise for the Eastern China flood. To thank Wu for this kind gesture, Gao gifted him a set of four scrolls entitled The Four Seasons (sold at Christie’s Hong Kong on 28 May 2019) the following year. During the Sino-Japanese war, Wu also assisted many artists in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau to overcome hardship.
To express his appreciation for Wu’s philanthropic efforts, Deng Fen painted Portrait of Lay Buddhist Zhaoguang for him and gifted him Zhang Daqian’s Viewing Sunset in Mount Huang, a personal gift for Deng Fen from the artist. Formerly from the collection and presented here are also calligraphy by Shen Yangong and Shen Yinmo.
Wu was an active philanthropist who supported many art fundraising events alleviating natural disasters and war damage. In 1931, Wu purchased many paintings donated by Gao Jianfu to fundraise for the Eastern China flood. To thank Wu for this kind gesture, Gao gifted him a set of four scrolls entitled The Four Seasons (sold at Christie’s Hong Kong on 28 May 2019) the following year. During the Sino-Japanese war, Wu also assisted many artists in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau to overcome hardship.
To express his appreciation for Wu’s philanthropic efforts, Deng Fen painted Portrait of Lay Buddhist Zhaoguang for him and gifted him Zhang Daqian’s Viewing Sunset in Mount Huang, a personal gift for Deng Fen from the artist. Formerly from the collection and presented here are also calligraphy by Shen Yangong and Shen Yinmo.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings