PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HU SHIFANG (LOTS 1248-1256) Hu Shifang was born in Jinan, Shandong Province. His ancestors were silk traders, who settled in the town during the mid-18th and early 19th century. Their residence, adjacent to Daming lake, was called the Wanshou Palace. In 1949, Hu came to Hong Kong to work as a writer. He published in the Weekly Comment edited by Huang Yuren, Panorama Magazine founded by Shen Weichuang and Dada edited by Wang Jingyi. Hu was mentored by prominent writers including Zhou Zuoren, Yu Pingbo, and Feng Zikai, forming close friendships with these authors. Hu’s collection was built exclusively through gifts received directly from the artist, before being passed on to the next generation of his family. Works by Feng Zikai and Zhou Zuoren from the Hu Shifang collection offered at auction by Christie’s in Autumn 2017, were not only extremely well received, it also set a new world auction record for Feng Zikai’s work. Five calligraphic works from this collection will be offered in Christie's Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online sale on May 28, 2018. (Lots 1631-1635)

FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)

Correspondences to Mr Hu Shifang

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FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)
Correspondences to Mr Hu Shifang
Paper letters with envelope, 13 sets
Various dimensions

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Lot Essay

Feng Zikai lived in Shanghai during his later years and relied on translation work and painting to earn a living. He suffered criticism during the Cultural Revolution. This group of correspondence letters record the times when Hu Shifang sent medicine, supplies, and cultural materials from Hong Kong to Feng from the early 1960s to 1975 before Feng’s death. Feng Zikai sent paintings to express his gratitude. The letters are testament to the close friendship between the two and a historical memento of Feng Zikai in his late life.

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