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ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998)
A Bird at Dusk
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
28 x 35.3 cm. (11 x 14 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated eighth month, renwu year (1942)
Further inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, thirty-fifth year (of the Republic, 1946)
A Bird at Dusk
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
28 x 35.3 cm. (11 x 14 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated eighth month, renwu year (1942)
Further inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, thirty-fifth year (of the Republic, 1946)
Provenance
PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MR. YUNG PING
These paintings and works of calligraphy were part of the fine collection of Mr. Yung Ping (1907-1998), a native of Canton and a well-known journalist, who also served as a government official. As Deputy Head of the Central News Agency, he represented the government of China in Hong Kong, in particular during official interactions with the British. As evidenced by the numerous dedications by the artists to Mr. Yung on these works, he was an enthusiastic collector of modern Chinese paintings and calligraphy and knew many of the artists personally. Many of the artists dedicated their works to Mr. Yung, who used the courtesy name Jingxi. This collection includes works given to him by renowned artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan at the time, including Zhao Shao'ang, Pu Ru, Yu Youren, Guan Shanyue. Scholar under a Pine Tree by Fu Baoshi was a gift from Mr. Wang Shangyi, a colleague from the agency.
These paintings and works of calligraphy were part of the fine collection of Mr. Yung Ping (1907-1998), a native of Canton and a well-known journalist, who also served as a government official. As Deputy Head of the Central News Agency, he represented the government of China in Hong Kong, in particular during official interactions with the British. As evidenced by the numerous dedications by the artists to Mr. Yung on these works, he was an enthusiastic collector of modern Chinese paintings and calligraphy and knew many of the artists personally. Many of the artists dedicated their works to Mr. Yung, who used the courtesy name Jingxi. This collection includes works given to him by renowned artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan at the time, including Zhao Shao'ang, Pu Ru, Yu Youren, Guan Shanyue. Scholar under a Pine Tree by Fu Baoshi was a gift from Mr. Wang Shangyi, a colleague from the agency.
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