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Selections from the Poon Family Collection (Lots 262 -270)
GAO JIANFU (1879-1951)
Five-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script
Details
GAO JIANFU (1879-1951)
Five-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 127 x 31.3 cm. (50 x 12 3⁄8 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, twenty-ninth year (of the Republic, 1940)
Dedicated to Baoshan
Five-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 127 x 31.3 cm. (50 x 12 3⁄8 in.)(2)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, twenty-ninth year (of the Republic, 1940)
Dedicated to Baoshan
Further details
The celebrated Canton Collection belonged to Hong Kong collector and architect Ronald Poon (1942–2022). Trained at the Architectural Association in London, Poon founded his architectural firm in 1973 and dedicated his career to architecture and public service. He served as President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society, and as a four-term Member of the CPPCC.
Poon came from a distinguished Guangzhou family of merchants and art collectors who settled in the city in the late 18th century. His ancestor Pan Zhengwei founded the Ting Fan Lou Collection, one of southern China’s most important Qing dynasty painting collections. Inheriting part of this legacy, Poon grew up surrounded by art and culture. As an active member and former chairman of the Min Chiu Society, he also helped organise major exhibitions of Chinese paintings in Hong Kong and abroad.
Poon renamed his family collection Xiao Ting Fan Lou, or the Canton Collection, and expanded it with contemporary Chinese paintings by leading 20th century artists he knew personally, including Zhu Qizhan, Huang Zhou, Liu Haisu, and Huang Yongyu. These works reflect his modern aesthetic and create a dynamic dialogue with his classical masterpieces.
Poon came from a distinguished Guangzhou family of merchants and art collectors who settled in the city in the late 18th century. His ancestor Pan Zhengwei founded the Ting Fan Lou Collection, one of southern China’s most important Qing dynasty painting collections. Inheriting part of this legacy, Poon grew up surrounded by art and culture. As an active member and former chairman of the Min Chiu Society, he also helped organise major exhibitions of Chinese paintings in Hong Kong and abroad.
Poon renamed his family collection Xiao Ting Fan Lou, or the Canton Collection, and expanded it with contemporary Chinese paintings by leading 20th century artists he knew personally, including Zhu Qizhan, Huang Zhou, Liu Haisu, and Huang Yongyu. These works reflect his modern aesthetic and create a dynamic dialogue with his classical masterpieces.
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Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings