A SET OF EIGHT BOOKS AND TWO CORRESPONDENCES (LATE QING AND REPUBLICAN PERIOD)
1. Posthumous Works of Li Peiji’s (?-1935)
Written by Li Yuan
Thread-bound book copied by He Xiufeng (1898-1970)
37 x 21.2 cm. (14 ⁵⁄₈ x 8 ³⁄₈ in.)
Dated 1962
NOTE: Li Yuan, also known as Li Peiji, was a well-known revolutionary. This work is the only extant record of Li's poetry.

2. Essence of Song Dynasty Poetry
Written by Chen Yan (1856-1937)
A set of four volumes
26.5 x 15.1 cm. (10 ³⁄₈ x 6 in.)
One collector’s seal of Ho Mang Hang (1916-2016)
NOTE:
Originally named Wenjie, Ho Mang Hang was born in Zhongshan, Guangdong, and graduated from the Department of Agriculture Economics in Jinling University. Since his mother’s family had been active in the 1911 Revolution, Ho had been acquainted with Wang Jingwei and his family since childhood. In 1939, Ho married Wang Jingwei’s daughter Wang Wenxing (Zhongyun). He left for Hong Kong in 1948 and later took up a position as Laboratory Superintendent in the Botany Department in Hong Kong University. After retiring in 1980, he devoted his time to gathering and studying materials and documents written by and related to Wang Jingwei. In 2010, Ho co-founded the Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust with his wife.

3. Bicheng Yuefu
Edited by Lin Ruheng (1907-1959)
Thread-bound book
25.5 x 15 cm. (10 x 5 ⁷⁄₈ in.)
Dated 1959

4. Classics of Filial Piety with the Twenty Four Filial Piety illustrated by Wang Zhen (1867-1938)
Thread-bound photocopy book
25.9 x 15.2 cm. (10 ¹⁄₄ x 6 in.)

5. Lan Pu (Guidebook on Orchids)
Hand copied thread-bound book
20.8 x 15.6 cm. (8 ¹⁄₄ x 6 ¹⁄₈ in.)
One page inscribed and signed by He Xiufeng, with one seal
Dated seventh month, xinmao year (1951)

6. Baimei Xinyong (Hundred Beauties)
A set of four thread-bound books
23 x 14.7 cm. (9 x 5 ³⁄₄ in.)
Printed in 1805
One collector’s seal

7. Lanxi Shantang Ju Pu (Guide on Planting Chrysanthemums)
One hand copied thread-bound book
Two collector’s seals
22 x 13.5 cm. (8 ⁵⁄₈ x 5 ³⁄₈ in.)

8. Yilan Congtan (Guide on Planting Orchids)
One thread-bound book
29.3 x 20.3 cm. (11 ¹⁄₂ x 8 in.)
Two collector’s seals of Ho Mang Hang
Colophon by He Yingfu
NOTE: He Yingfu was the younger brother of He Xiufeng. His skills in calligraphy earned him the role a copier of Wang Jingwei Shuangzhaolou poetry.

9. HE CHANGQING (1843-1909)
Two Correspondences
Six pages, ink on patterned paper
Each page measures 25.3 x 16.6 cm. (10 x 6 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Each inscribed and signed, with a total of two seals

Wang Jingwei remains one of the most fascinating and complex political and literary figures in modern Chinese history. As a revolutionary, Wang played an important role in the fall of the Qing dynasty and called for democratic and social reforms during the 1920s and the 1930s, before becoming a leader of the Peace Movement during the Second Sino-Japanese War. An accomplished calligrapher, poet, writer and friend to many artists, Wang is also well-known for his collection of poetry, titled Shuangzhaolou shicigao, including Xiaoxiuji (A Little Rest) and Saoyeji (Brush Leaves) collections. A selection of poems and translation has been published in Poems of Wang Ching-wei (London, Allen & Unwin, 1938).