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FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF THE DR K S LO COLLECTION
Dr. K S Lo was born in 1910 in Mei County, San Xiang Village. At the age of 10 he went to Malaysia with his mother, where they reunited with his father, Luo Jinxing, who at the time was working at the Ren Sheng Tang Medicinal Shop. In 1934 he graduated from the University of Hong Kong and joined the company where his father worked and was soon appointed Hong Kong manager of the firm's real estate branch.
On one occasion in 1936 Dr. Lo was in Shanghai for business, he attended a talk entitled "Soya Bean: The Cow of China," which introduced the great benefits of soya bean and their high protein content - this lecture changed his life, when he witnessed the malnutrition of the people in Hong Kong after the World War. With the thought of building an empire to "save his people", Dr. Lo sought to create a family drink that was not only affordable but also contained the necessary nutrients for health. Dr. Lo then produced the now famous "Vitasoy", establishing his company in 1940. Vitasoy quickly spread to become a household name and expanded beyond Hong Kong to become one of the most recognizable brands in Asia.
Dr. Lo's passion for business and love for his people also extending to his passion for studying and collecting Chinese art. With a particular focus on Chinese arts and culture, he turned his interest to Yixing teapots and actively collected them from the 1950's onwards. He formed a great collection which he donated to the Hong Kong people in 1981 when he established the K. S. Lo Teaware Museum, now situated in Hong Kong Park. In addition to his interest in Chinese ceramics and works of art, he also concentrated on collecting Chinese paintings and supported younger artists and the different exhibitions that were held across town.
Having successfully sold Dr. K S Lo's collection of Zhang Daqian and Wu Guanzhong paintings in May 2011, Christie's is proud to present a selection of Dr. Lo's paintings that reflect his collecting interests and passion for Chinese arts and culture.
FU BAOSHI (1904-1965)
Brewing Tea
Details
FU BAOSHI (1904-1965)
Brewing Tea
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated summer, dinghai year (1947)
Dedicated to Donghai
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
83 x 41 cm. (32 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
20th Century
Brewing Tea
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated summer, dinghai year (1947)
Dedicated to Donghai
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
83 x 41 cm. (32 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
20th Century
Further Details
Fu Baoshi's romantic and idealistic views are often reflected in his portraits, often of scholars in a classical style.
Fu combined Chinese brushwork with Western-style chiaroscuro modeling and applied smooth ink lines and flat colour washes executed with simplified brushstrokes. With dark outlines, Fu depicted his scholars with single eyelids, narrow eyes and bulging eyeballs. Dressed in unassuming clothes, they maintain an air of dignity not defined by their dress but by the modeling of their faces, gaze and overall demeanor.
With a solemnness pervading the air, Fu's preference for unpretentiousness is evident in his way of life and compositional style. A great admirer of the old masters, he constantly challenged their modes of composition and technique to create a new face of Chinese modern painting. For example he created a new style of landscape painting with his "baoshi strokes", and combined his training in traditional brushwork and Japanese influence in the rendering of facial features.
Fu combined Chinese brushwork with Western-style chiaroscuro modeling and applied smooth ink lines and flat colour washes executed with simplified brushstrokes. With dark outlines, Fu depicted his scholars with single eyelids, narrow eyes and bulging eyeballs. Dressed in unassuming clothes, they maintain an air of dignity not defined by their dress but by the modeling of their faces, gaze and overall demeanor.
With a solemnness pervading the air, Fu's preference for unpretentiousness is evident in his way of life and compositional style. A great admirer of the old masters, he constantly challenged their modes of composition and technique to create a new face of Chinese modern painting. For example he created a new style of landscape painting with his "baoshi strokes", and combined his training in traditional brushwork and Japanese influence in the rendering of facial features.
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