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FROM THE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY AND TI-HUA KOO (LOTS 1085-1086)
CHENG SHIFA (1921-2007), HAN MEILIN (B. 1936) AND OTHERS
Various Subjects
Details
CHENG SHIFA (1921-2007), HAN MEILIN (B. 1936) AND OTHERS
Various Subjects
Album of six leaves, ink/ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 37.5 x 54 cm. (14 ¾ x 21 ¼ in.)
Each leaf inscribed and signed by the artists, with a total of fourteen seals
Two leaves dedicated to Tiehua (Mr Koo Ti-Hua), four leaves dedicated to Tiehua and Madam Zhaofen
Titleslip by Cheng Shifa, with one seal
Dedicated to Tiehua
Various Subjects
Album of six leaves, ink/ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 37.5 x 54 cm. (14 ¾ x 21 ¼ in.)
Each leaf inscribed and signed by the artists, with a total of fourteen seals
Two leaves dedicated to Tiehua (Mr Koo Ti-Hua), four leaves dedicated to Tiehua and Madam Zhaofen
Titleslip by Cheng Shifa, with one seal
Dedicated to Tiehua
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.
Further Details
Mr Koo Ti-Hua, a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, was born in Shanghai in 1937. In the 1950s, Koo graduated from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a degree in civil engineering. He came to Hong Kong in 1962 and was later awarded full scholarship by the West German government to study business administration at the University of Munich. Koo settled in Hong Kong in 1975, became an entrepreneur, and established a multinational group with many subsidiaries. Since childhood, Koo has been nurtured by his family to be a keen devotee of Peking and Kunqu Opera, and has set up a foundation to support Kunqu Opera groups, which has been recognized by the industry for its superb standard of performance.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings