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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.
ZHOU ZUOREN (1885-1967)
Calligraphy
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ZHOU ZUOREN (1885-1967)
Calligraphy
A pair of scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paper/ink on patterned paper
Each scroll inscribed and signed, with a total of two seals of the artist
One scroll dated spring, 1964
Both scrolls dedicated to Shifang
One scroll measures 23 x 24.5 cm. (9 x 9 5/8 in.)
One scroll measures 18 x 19.3 cm. (7 x 7 5/8 in.)
Calligraphy
A pair of scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paper/ink on patterned paper
Each scroll inscribed and signed, with a total of two seals of the artist
One scroll dated spring, 1964
Both scrolls dedicated to Shifang
One scroll measures 23 x 24.5 cm. (9 x 9 5/8 in.)
One scroll measures 18 x 19.3 cm. (7 x 7 5/8 in.)
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