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FORMERLY FROM THE FAMILY COLLECTION OF POON SOOK CHUN (LOTS 1012-1016)
ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)
Paradise Flycatchers on a Branch
Details
ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)
Paradise Flycatchers on a Branch
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
84.5 x 29.5 cm. (33 ¼ x 11 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated spring, tenth day of the third month, wushen year (1968)
Dedicated to Chengrui
NOTE:
The dedication refers to Huang Chengrui, Poon Sook Chun’s father-in-law. According to the current collector, this painting was commissioned as a gift for Huang’s seventieth birthday.
Paradise Flycatchers on a Branch
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
84.5 x 29.5 cm. (33 ¼ x 11 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated spring, tenth day of the third month, wushen year (1968)
Dedicated to Chengrui
NOTE:
The dedication refers to Huang Chengrui, Poon Sook Chun’s father-in-law. According to the current collector, this painting was commissioned as a gift for Huang’s seventieth birthday.
Further Details
This collection of paintings previously belonged to Poon Sook Chun (1926-2015). Born in 1926 and originally from Heshan, Guangdong Province, she moved to Hong Kong in 1950 and worked in the education industry. She later studied painting with Zhao Shao’ang and became Zhao’s goddaughter. She was good at painting flowers and feathers with bold brushwork and bright colours. She held solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vancouver amongst other locations. The Paintings of Poon Sook Chun was published in 1981, with inscriptions by her teacher Zhao Shao’ang and preface by Chen Jinghong. Poon and her family had a good relationship with Zhao Shao’ang and received many works as gifts.
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Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings