SHEN HAO (1586-1661)
Plum Blossoms
Album of twelve leaves, ink / ink and colour on silk
Each leaf measures 32.6 x 29.2 cm. (12 ⁷⁄₈ x 11 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Eleven leaves inscribed , one leaf inscribed and signed, with a total of two seals of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by Liang Dingfen (1858-1919) on the mounting on eleven leaves, with a total of fourteen seals, three dated jiyou year (1909), two dated gengxu year (1910), two dated xinhai year (1911)
Ninteen collectors’ seals
Colophons by Chen Baochen (1848-1935), Zhu Yifan (1867-1937), and Liang Dingfen, with a total of four seals
Including one letter from Rao Zongyi (1917-2018)

The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, September 2010, pp.136-139, pl.18.
Honouring Tradition and Heritage: Min Chiu Society at Sixty Vol.2, Min Chiu Society, December 2020, pp.42-47, pl. 217.

Hong Kong Museum of Art, The Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition, 25 September 2010 – 2 January 2011.
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Honouring Tradition and Heritage: Min Chiu Society at Sixty, 18 December 2020 – 28 April 2021.

Harold Wong (1943–2022) was a distinguished connoisseur, collector, advisor, gallerist and artist, influential in both Hong Kong and the international Chinese art scene. His collection, Lechangzai Xuan, was built upon his father’s esteemed Lok Tsai Hsien and expanded in the late 20th century, reflecting his education, refined taste and evolving interests. The collection focuses on key categories — each represented in this auction — including the literati tradition of the Ming and Qing dynasties, calligraphy, mid to late Qing paintings, and modern and contemporary ink art. A luminary of Chinese art connoisseurship, Harold Wong’s legacy as a contemporary literati is celebrated through this exceptional collection and the profound influence he had on many.