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An inscribed Chinese painted fan with carved bamboo guards,…
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Melbourne
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6-Mar-2023
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An inscribed Chinese painted fan with carved bamboo guards, Republic period (1912-1949), with a calligraphic inscription to the front of two bamboo-stem poems describing lychees, by Hu Yisheng (1883-1957). The reverse with a painting of pavillions within a rocky landscape beyond a river by Shen Zhongqiang (1893-1974), dedicated to Law Ming Shek. The bamboo guards very finely and beautifully carved by Yu Chung Ka (1908-1941), the fan paper 18.2 cm high, 43 cm wide. The bamboo guards 31.3 cm long. Provenance: collection of Law Ming Shek (1899-1940), and thence by descent. Other Notes: Hu Yisheng (1883-1957) was a Chinese revolutionary who played a part in the founding of the Republic of China, Shen Zhongqiang (1893-1974) was a celebrated painter who held important positions in the Republican government. He is particularly known for his depictions of chrysanthemums, Yu Chung Ka (1908-1941) was a renowned Cantonese deaf/mute bamboo carver, Law Ming Shek (1899-1940) was from a wealthy Cantonese merchant family, worked as a stockbroker in Hong Kong, and was an important collector of Chinese paintings, calligraphy and other Chinese works of Art,
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