LU YANSHAO (1909-1993)
LU YANSHAO (1909-1993)
LU YANSHAO (1909-1993)
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The Foh Collection of Chinese Paintings (Lots 708-718)
LU YANSHAO (1909-1993)

Sailing / Plum Blossoms

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LU YANSHAO (1909-1993)
Sailing / Plum Blossoms
Folding fan, ink and colour / ink on paper
18 x 65.6 cm. (7 1⁄8 x 25 7⁄8 in.)
Sailing inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated third month, yisi year (1965)
One collector’s seal
Plum Blossoms inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
One collector’s seal
Both dedicated to Julai

NOTE:
The recipient of this work is Chen Julai (1904-1984), an important seal carver in Shanghai.
Literature
Plum Blossoms: The Complete Works of Lu Yanshao, Vol.3, Zhejiang People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, October 2008, p. 23.
The Foh Collection, Christie’s Hong Kong, May 2023, p.148, pl.114.

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Lot Essay

The Foh Collection, assembled by Singapore-based collectors Mr Foh Kim Hong and his wife, Ms Chan Siew Fong, celebrates five decades of life and partnership. Mr Foh, a Malaysian-born cellist, settled in Singapore after graduating from Taiwan Normal University and became a member of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Ms Chan studied design in London and began collecting Chinese contemporary art in the late 1960s.

Their diverse collection showcases Chinese paintings from the late Qing Dynasty to the late 1990s, featuring traditional and modern works. In the early 1990s, the Fohs founded Yuen Gallery, which hosted exhibitions and advised collectors on Chinese art. Yuen Gallery organized many exhibitions featuring modern and contemporary ink artists such as Wu Guanzhong, Zhao Shao’ang, Hongyi, Li Keran, Lu Yanshao, Wu Zuoren, Zhu Qizhan, and Wang Jiqian. Since Mr and Mrs Foh’s retirement in the last few years, their son, Foh Kai Lik, has taken an active role in managing and shaping the future of the collection. The Foh family will donate all sale proceeds to benefit the children with autism and special needs and the elderly living with cognitive decline.

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