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Property from a Private Hong Kong Collection (Lot 138)
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Horse
Details
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Horse
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
77.3 x 44 cm. (30 3⁄8 x 17 3⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Jianlu (Cheng Kinlo, 1892-1980)
NOTE:
Cheng Kinlo (1892-1980), courtesy name Zijian, was born in a scholarly family in Guangdong. He and his sixth brother, Marcus C.C. Cheng (1898-?), were in charge of Chung Hwa Book Company’s business in Hong Kong and Macau in the 1930s.
Cheng Kinlo was well acquainted with the cultural circles, and had a lasting friendship with Xu Beihong (1895-1953). The two met in 1928, when Xu Beihong was invited by Huang Menggui (1885-1965), then Minister of Education of Fujian and the elder brother of Huang Manshi, to live in Fuzhou and participate in the first ever Exhibition of Fine Arts in Fujian. During the 1930s and 1940s, Xu Beihong often visited the Lingnan region. Whenever he was in Guanghzou, Hong Kong, or Macau, he was hosted by Cheng Kinlo and Marcus C.C. Cheng, and was introduced to the local cultural and art circles. In his trips to Hong Kong, Xu Beihong stayed at the residence of the Cheng brothers on Village Road in Happy Valley, and a temporary studio was set up for him to paint and for artists and scholars to gather.
Horse
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
77.3 x 44 cm. (30 3⁄8 x 17 3⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Jianlu (Cheng Kinlo, 1892-1980)
NOTE:
Cheng Kinlo (1892-1980), courtesy name Zijian, was born in a scholarly family in Guangdong. He and his sixth brother, Marcus C.C. Cheng (1898-?), were in charge of Chung Hwa Book Company’s business in Hong Kong and Macau in the 1930s.
Cheng Kinlo was well acquainted with the cultural circles, and had a lasting friendship with Xu Beihong (1895-1953). The two met in 1928, when Xu Beihong was invited by Huang Menggui (1885-1965), then Minister of Education of Fujian and the elder brother of Huang Manshi, to live in Fuzhou and participate in the first ever Exhibition of Fine Arts in Fujian. During the 1930s and 1940s, Xu Beihong often visited the Lingnan region. Whenever he was in Guanghzou, Hong Kong, or Macau, he was hosted by Cheng Kinlo and Marcus C.C. Cheng, and was introduced to the local cultural and art circles. In his trips to Hong Kong, Xu Beihong stayed at the residence of the Cheng brothers on Village Road in Happy Valley, and a temporary studio was set up for him to paint and for artists and scholars to gather.
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Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings
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