WANG FU'AN (1880-1960), DING FUZHI (1879-1949), WU DAOLIN (1910-?) AND OTHERS
Flowers and Birds, Lady, Horse and Calligraphy
Four fan leaves, ink and colour on paper / ink on paper
1. WANG FU'AN (1880-1960), DING FUZHI (1879-1949), YAO YUQIN (1867-1961) AND OTHERS
Various Subjects
Fan leaf, mounted for framing, ink and colour on paper
17.5 x 45 cm. (6 ⁷⁄₈ x 17 ³⁄₄ in.)

(i)
WANG FU’AN (1880-1960)
Calligraphy
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated seventh month, yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Yinlu

(ii)
YAO YUQIN (1867-1961)
Ink Orchid
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

(iii)
CHEN JINGDI (1876-1966)
Calligraphy in Regular Script
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, yiyou year (1945)

(iv)
CHEN HANDI (1874-1949)
Bamboo and Rock
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated seventh month, yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Yinlu

(v)
GAO CUNDAO (1876-1960)
Calligraphy in Running Script
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Yinlu

(vi)
MIAO GUYING (1875-1954)
Chrysanthemum
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated eighth month, yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Yinlu

(vii)
DING FUZHI (1879-1949)
Calligraphy in Oracle Bone Script
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Yinlu

(viii)
GAO YEHOU (1878-1952)
Ink Plum Blossom
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated autumn, yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Yinlu

2. WU DAOLIN (1910-?)
River Goddess
Fan leaf, ink on paper
18.5 x 42 cm. (7 ¹⁄₄ x 16 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated Mid-Autumn Festival, guiwei year (1943)
Dedicated to Wenjie (Ho Mang Hang)

3.
YIN ZHI'AN (20TH CENTURY) / WANG QIUMEI (1884-1944)
Flower and Birds / Calligraphy in Running Script
Fan leaf, ink and colour on paper / ink on paper
18.5 x 42 cm. (7 ¹⁄₄ x 16 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Flower and Birds inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated winter, gengchen year (1940)
Dedicated to Haoju (Li Haoju)
Calligraphy in Running Script inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist and one dated seal of gengchen year (1940)

4. HE XIUFENG (1898-1970)
Horse / Calligraphy in Running Script
Fan leaf, ink and colour on paper / ink on paper
17 x 50 cm. (6 ³⁄₄ x 19 ⁵⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, yiyou year (1945)
Calligraphy in Running Script signed, with one seal of the artist

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.

He Xiufeng (1898-1970), born in Zhongshan, Guangdong, was the father of Ho Mang Hang, and a famous seal carver and collector. He worked under Wang Jingwei and helped published Poetry of Shuangzhaolou.

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).