Happiness

Name: SHOU XI (1885-1950)
Brand: Happiness
Price: 32000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised HKD 40,000

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HKD 10,000 - HKD 20,000

Closed: 25 Nov 2019

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SHOU XI (1885-1950)

Happiness

Price Realised HKD 40,000

Closed: 25 Nov 2019

Price Realised HKD 40,000

Closed: 25 Nov 2019

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SHOU XI (1885-1950)
Happiness

Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
99 x 31.5 cm. (39 x 12 ³⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist

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Lot Essay

Shou Xi, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, who styled himself as Shigong, was a well-known seal engraver and literati in modern Chinese history and also skilled in calligraphy and poetry. He was also a member of the South Society, the largest literature and poetry organization during the late Qing Dynasty and the early period of the Republic, and The Lake Society, an art association based in Beijing.