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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nongovernmental educational trust that promotes the collection, presentation and preservation of original writings, historical documents, calligraphy, works of art and private objects created by, or for, Wang Jingwei (1883-1944) and his wife Chen Bijun (1891-1959).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.
LONG YUSHENG (1902- 1966)
Discourse on Tuning
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LONG YUSHENG (1902- 1966)
Discourse on Tuning
Two bound books of 240 pages, ink on paper
Each page measures 31 x 22.5 cm. (12 ¼ x 8 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Dated winter, bingxu year (1946)
NOTE:
Long Yusheng was an important scholar on ci. He met Wang Jingwei as they were both pupils of the ci-poet Zhu Zumou (1857-1931). Discourse on Tuning is a seminal book on the study of ci, of which the present lot is one of the earliest known, handwritten drafts. The draft was composed in Suzhou Prison and sent to Chen Bijun for safekeeping. After Long was released, a revised version of the text titled Ten Lectures on Ci was published. (2)
Discourse on Tuning
Two bound books of 240 pages, ink on paper
Each page measures 31 x 22.5 cm. (12 ¼ x 8 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Dated winter, bingxu year (1946)
NOTE:
Long Yusheng was an important scholar on ci. He met Wang Jingwei as they were both pupils of the ci-poet Zhu Zumou (1857-1931). Discourse on Tuning is a seminal book on the study of ci, of which the present lot is one of the earliest known, handwritten drafts. The draft was composed in Suzhou Prison and sent to Chen Bijun for safekeeping. After Long was released, a revised version of the text titled Ten Lectures on Ci was published. (2)
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