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ZHANG SHAOSHI (20TH Century)
Lotus
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
38 x 106 cm. (15 x 41½ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, jiwei year (1955)
Dedicated to Shiquan
Lotus
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
38 x 106 cm. (15 x 41½ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, jiwei year (1955)
Dedicated to Shiquan
Provenance
Private collection of Mr. Zhong Shichuan
Business-entrepreneur Zhong Shiquan had a strong interest in the arts and was an active participant in cultural activities. Artists such as Yang Shanshen and Liu Shaolu felt that artists who immigrated to Hong Kong would feel isolated in the foreign territory, and so, with Zhong's help, they founded the "Painting and Calligraphy Museum of Art" as a place for artists to gather. Zhong paid to found the museum in the penthouse of the Hong Kong Hotel (now Central Building), and Zhang Daqian wrote the plaque for the museum as a sign of support. In 1968, Zhong opened a department store in Taipei; coincidentally Zhang Daqian was also in Taipei to accept an honorary PhD at the Chinese Cultural University, and the two friends were able to meet. These works are unique reminders of the friendship and familiarity between Zhong and the artists.
Business-entrepreneur Zhong Shiquan had a strong interest in the arts and was an active participant in cultural activities. Artists such as Yang Shanshen and Liu Shaolu felt that artists who immigrated to Hong Kong would feel isolated in the foreign territory, and so, with Zhong's help, they founded the "Painting and Calligraphy Museum of Art" as a place for artists to gather. Zhong paid to found the museum in the penthouse of the Hong Kong Hotel (now Central Building), and Zhang Daqian wrote the plaque for the museum as a sign of support. In 1968, Zhong opened a department store in Taipei; coincidentally Zhang Daqian was also in Taipei to accept an honorary PhD at the Chinese Cultural University, and the two friends were able to meet. These works are unique reminders of the friendship and familiarity between Zhong and the artists.
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