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A SELECTION FROM THE WANG JINGWEI IRREVOCABLE TRUST COLLECTION (LOTS 1336-1355)The Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust is a non-profit, nongovernmental educational trust that promotes the collection, presentation and preservation of original writings, historical documents, calligraphy, works of art and private objects created by, or for, Wang Jingwei (1883-1944) and his wife Chen Bijun (1891-1959). The Trust was founded in 2010 by Ho Mang Hang (He Mengheng, 1916-2016) and his wife Wong Chorfu (Wang Wenxing, 1914-2015), the eldest daughter of Wang, to further the understanding of Wang’s life and ideas.Wang Jingwei remains one of the most fascinating and complex political and literary figures in modern Chinese history. As a revolutionary, Wang played an important role in the fall of the Qing dynasty and called for democratic and social reforms during the 1920s and the 1930s, before becoming a leader of the Peace Movement during the Second Sino-Japanese War. An accomplished calligrapher, poet, writer and friend to many artists, Wang is also well-known for his collection of poetry, titled Shuangzhaolou shicigao, including Xiaoxiuji (A Little Rest) and Saoyeji (Brush Leaves) collections. A selection of poems in translation has been published in Poems of Wang Ching-wei (London, Allen & Unwin, 1938). The private works of calligraphy by Wang, Chen and several of Wang’s closest associates, collaborative works of art by Wang and some of the leading artists and literary figures of the day as well as members of his own family, letters, and seals presented here, selected from the Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust Collection, have remained in the family since Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun’s death. With impeccable provenance, the objects reflect the rich personal life and circle of friends and associates that Wang and Chen enjoyed during their lifetime.
CHEN BIJUN (1891-1959)
Ci from Shuangzhaolou
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CHEN BIJUN (1891-1959)
Ci from Shuangzhaolou
Thread-bound book of 128 pages, ink on paper
Each page measures 25.5 x 17.3 cm. (10 x 6 ¾ in.)
Entitled and inscribed, with two seals of Chen Bijun
Colophon by Long Yusheng (1902-1966), inscribed and signed, with two seals
Dated summer, thirty-sixth year (of the Republic, 1947), dinghai year (1947)
NOTE:
During her incarceration at Suzhou Prison from 1946 to 1949 and at Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai from 1949 until her death in 1959, Chen Bijun produced books of poetry using prison-issued notebooks with plain blue covers. During this period, Chen spent much of her time reading and writing. Hand-copying works of poetry was favourite activity among the intelligensia at Tilanqiao Prison. Lots 1340-1342 include verses from Wang Jingwei’s Shuangzhaolou shicigao, including the Xiaoxiuji and Saoyeji collections, written in Chen’s hand.
Ci from Shuangzhaolou
Thread-bound book of 128 pages, ink on paper
Each page measures 25.5 x 17.3 cm. (10 x 6 ¾ in.)
Entitled and inscribed, with two seals of Chen Bijun
Colophon by Long Yusheng (1902-1966), inscribed and signed, with two seals
Dated summer, thirty-sixth year (of the Republic, 1947), dinghai year (1947)
NOTE:
During her incarceration at Suzhou Prison from 1946 to 1949 and at Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai from 1949 until her death in 1959, Chen Bijun produced books of poetry using prison-issued notebooks with plain blue covers. During this period, Chen spent much of her time reading and writing. Hand-copying works of poetry was favourite activity among the intelligensia at Tilanqiao Prison. Lots 1340-1342 include verses from Wang Jingwei’s Shuangzhaolou shicigao, including the Xiaoxiuji and Saoyeji collections, written in Chen’s hand.
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