Letter to Pok Shau-fu

Details

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Letter to Pok Shau-fu
Two scrolls, mounted as hanging scroll, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 33.5 x 68 cm. (13 ¼ x 26 ¾ in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Dated 10th September, 1971

Literature

Newsdom (issue 1232), Newsdom Publishing House, Hong Kong, 25 September 1971, p. 25.

Further details

An article titled Zhang Daqian Weeping was published by the newspaper Newsdom edition No. 1229 on 4 September 1971, in which Pok Shau-Fu was the editor. Upon reading the article, Zhang Daqian responded to Pok with a letter (the present lot) to clarify the content of the article, dated 10 September. This letter was subsequently published in the same newspaper (Fig).

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Lot Essay

Pok Shau-fu (Bu Shaofu, 1909-2000), a native of Jiangsu Province, was a prominent figure in journalism. After graduating from Meiji University in Japan in 1937, Pok served as an editor for numerous newspapers and magazines throughout his career. In 1945, he founded News World, the highest-selling and longest-running modern magazine. Following 1949, Pok resided in Hong Kong for many years. He transitioned into journalism education in 1969 and later served in the Taiwan Legislative Yuan from 1981 to 1986. Due to his active roles in journalism and politics across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Pok cultivated a broad network of friends and received artworks from renowned artists. A portion of Pok Shau-fu’s collection will be featured in Christie’s online auction in December 2024.

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