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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HU SHIFANG (LOTS 1321-1330)Hu Shifang was born in Jinan, Shandong Province. In Qianlong and Jiaqing era in the Qing Dynasty, Hu Shifang’s family came to Jinan to trade silk and settled down. The Wanshou Palace by the Daming Lake was their residence. In 1949, Hu came to Hong Kong and worked as a writer. His works were published in Weekly Comment edited by Huang Yuren, Panorama Magazine founded by Shen Weichuang and Dada edited by Wang Jingyi. He received guidance in writing from Zhou Zuoren, Yu Pingbo, Feng Zikai and others, with whom he formed close friendships. The works in this collection were all given to Hu Shifang as gifts from the artists directly and passed on to the next generation of Hu’s family.
FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)
Pleasures of Life
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FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)
Pleasures of Life
Album of twelve leaves, ink and colour on paper/ink on paper
Each leaf inscribed and signed, with a total of seventeen seals of the artist
One collector’s seal of Hu Shifang on the calligraphic leaf
Three leaves dedicated to Shifang
Titleslip inscribed and signed by Zhang Jingshi (1913-2006), with one seal
NOTE :
A native of Jinan like Hu Shifang, Zhang Jingshi (1913-2006) was a renowned collector of books and scholar of the classics.
Each leaf measures 33.8 x 27 cm. (13 ¼ x 10 5/8 in.)
Pleasures of Life
Album of twelve leaves, ink and colour on paper/ink on paper
Each leaf inscribed and signed, with a total of seventeen seals of the artist
One collector’s seal of Hu Shifang on the calligraphic leaf
Three leaves dedicated to Shifang
Titleslip inscribed and signed by Zhang Jingshi (1913-2006), with one seal
NOTE :
A native of Jinan like Hu Shifang, Zhang Jingshi (1913-2006) was a renowned collector of books and scholar of the classics.
Each leaf measures 33.8 x 27 cm. (13 ¼ x 10 5/8 in.)
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