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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nongovernmental educational trust that promotes the collection, presentation and preservation of original writings, historical documents, calligraphy, works of art and private objects created by, or for, Wang Jingwei (1883-1944) and his wife Chen Bijun (1891-1959).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.
WANG JINGWEI (1883-1944)
Poem from Shuangzhaolou – Floating Petals
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WANG JINGWEI (1883-1944)
Poem from Shuangzhaolou – Floating Petals
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
39.5 x 98 cm. (15 ½ x 38 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Third Sister (Zeng Xing, 1882-1954)
NOTE:
Having returned to China from France in 1929, Wang composed the poem during the formation of the Nationalist Government in Guangzhou in May 1931. The dedication to “Third Sister” refers to Zeng Xing, the older sister of Wang’s close friend and associate Zeng Zhongming. A lifelong friend to Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun, Zeng Xing was an early member of the Tongmenghui. She devoted her life to revolutionary activities and served in Wang’s Nanjing Government during the 1940s.
Poem from Shuangzhaolou – Floating Petals
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
39.5 x 98 cm. (15 ½ x 38 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Third Sister (Zeng Xing, 1882-1954)
NOTE:
Having returned to China from France in 1929, Wang composed the poem during the formation of the Nationalist Government in Guangzhou in May 1931. The dedication to “Third Sister” refers to Zeng Xing, the older sister of Wang’s close friend and associate Zeng Zhongming. A lifelong friend to Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun, Zeng Xing was an early member of the Tongmenghui. She devoted her life to revolutionary activities and served in Wang’s Nanjing Government during the 1940s.
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