PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HU SHIFANG (LOTS 1238-1240) 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 and Spring 2018, were not only extremely well-received, but also have set a new world auction record for works by Feng Zikai and Zhou Zuoren.
ZHOU ZUOREN (1885-1967)
Two Unpublished Novels
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ZHOU ZUOREN (1885-1967)
Two Unpublished Novels
Thread-bound book, ink on paper, 42 pages
Each page measures 18.8 x 12.6 cm. (7 ½ x 5 in.)
One novel, 25 pages, dated April 20, 1923
One novel, 16 pages, dated May 10, 1923
Last page inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated July 22, 1964
Two Unpublished Novels
Thread-bound book, ink on paper, 42 pages
Each page measures 18.8 x 12.6 cm. (7 ½ x 5 in.)
One novel, 25 pages, dated April 20, 1923
One novel, 16 pages, dated May 10, 1923
Last page inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated July 22, 1964
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Please note the caption of this lot should be:
FEI MING (FENG WENBING, 1901-1967)
Two Unpublished Novels
Inscribed by Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967)
Dated July 22, 1964
請注意,此作品的正確標題應為:
廢名(馮文炳) 未發表舊稿《柚子》/《少年阮仁的失蹤》
周作人末頁題識
FEI MING (FENG WENBING, 1901-1967)
Two Unpublished Novels
Inscribed by Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967)
Dated July 22, 1964
請注意,此作品的正確標題應為:
廢名(馮文炳) 未發表舊稿《柚子》/《少年阮仁的失蹤》
周作人末頁題識
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