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CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY AND TI-HUA KOO (LOTS 1211-1214)
CHENG SHIFA (1921-2007)
Girl and Sheep
Details
CHENG SHIFA (1921-2007)
Girl and Sheep
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
75 x 41 cm. (29 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated June 1977
Dedicated to Tiehua (Mr. Koo Ti-Hua)
Girl and Sheep
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
75 x 41 cm. (29 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated June 1977
Dedicated to Tiehua (Mr. Koo Ti-Hua)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by present owner.
Further details
Koo Ti-Hua, a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, was born in Shanghai. In the 1950s, Koo graduated in Civil Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and was awarded scholarships by the government of West Germany to study business management in Hong Kong in 1962. Koo settled in Hong Kong in 1975, became an entrepreneur, and set up multi-category businesses. Since his youth, Koo developed an interest in Peking and Kunqu opera under the influence of his family. He has supported Kunqu opera groups by setting up a philanthropic foundation.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings