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PREVIOUSLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF YUAN HONGSHU (LOTS 1006-1008)
DING YANYONG (1902-1978)
Bamboo, Rock, and Sparrow
Details
DING YANYONG (1902-1978)
Bamboo, Rock, and Sparrow
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
104 x 34.5 cm. (41 x 13 5⁄8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, renzi year (1972)
Dedicated to Yunxuan
Bamboo, Rock, and Sparrow
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
104 x 34.5 cm. (41 x 13 5⁄8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, renzi year (1972)
Dedicated to Yunxuan
Further Details
Yuan Hongshu (1910-2012), originally from Dongguan, Guangdong province, was the son of renowned poet and educator Yuan Congzhou. Yuan grew up surrounded by Chinese paintings and culture. After moving to Hong Kong in 1949, he worked in education and became active in the art and cultural circle. Later Yuan studied under Ding Yanyong to befriended the master, subsequently assisting Ding to edit and publish his exhibition catalogue in 1973. Yuan amassed a collection of Ding’s paintings over the years; in the 1990s, he generously donated over a hundred ink and oil paintings of Ding Yanyong to the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings