FROM THE COLLECTION OF BAISHAXUAN (LOTS 1121-1128)
PU RU (1896-1963) / ZHANG BOYING (1871-1949)
Scholar under Pine Tree / Calligraphy in Running Script
Details
PU RU (1896-1963) / ZHANG BOYING (1871-1949)
Scholar under Pine Tree / Calligraphy in Running Script
Folding fan, ink and colour / ink on paper
19 x 47.5 cm. (7 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)
Scholar under Pine Tree inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, jiashen year (1944)
Calligraphy in Running Script inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Jinnong
Fan ribs carved by Liu Mengyun
Dedicated to Jinnong
Scholar under Pine Tree / Calligraphy in Running Script
Folding fan, ink and colour / ink on paper
19 x 47.5 cm. (7 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)
Scholar under Pine Tree inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, jiashen year (1944)
Calligraphy in Running Script inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Jinnong
Fan ribs carved by Liu Mengyun
Dedicated to Jinnong
Further Details
The master of the Baishaxuan has a strong interest in Chinese paintings and calligraphy, and previously studied under Huang Junbi (1898-1991) and Feng Kanghou (1901-1983) respectively. Since the 1970s, they have been collecting art pieces, and they are especially fond of collecting folding fans. Throughout their career, they amassed over a hundred pieces, and was presented with the studio name of Baishaxuan (One Hundred Fans Studio) by Tai Jingnong (1902-1990). There is one With Signature of Lang Shining folding fan that will be offered in the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy sale on 3 December 2022.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings