PREVIOUSLY IN THE COLLECTION OF WANG JINGWEI (LOTS 1293-1295)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 and translation has been published in Poems of Wang Ching-wei (London, Allen & Unwin, 1938).

CHEN DONGHU (1898-1962)

Chrysanthemum

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CHEN DONGHU (1898-1962)
Chrysanthemum
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
110.5 x 52.5 cm. (43 ½ x 20 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated ninth month, xinwei year (1931)
Further inscribed and signed by Wang Jingwei (1883-1944), with one seal
Dedicated to Third Sister (Zeng Xing, 1882-1954)

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The dedication to “Third Sister” refers to Zeng Xing, the older sister of Wang’s close friend and associate Zeng Zhongming (1896-1939). 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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