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WEN YONGCHEN (1922-1995)
Flying Kites
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
96 x 55 cm. (37 34 x 21 58 in.)
Inscribed and signed in miniature script, with three seals of the artist
Dated winter, twelfth month, jiwei year (1979)
Further inscribed and signed by Zhao Shao'ang (1905-1998), with two seals of the artist
Titleslip entitled, inscribed and signed by the artist with one seal
Dated autumn, jiwei year (1979)
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Wen Yongchen was a Hong Kong artist who specialised in painting butterflies and children, as well as calligraphy. He created particularly charming images of children flying kites. What appears to be the string of the kite is in fact miniature calligraphy written by the artist, sometimes even including English text.

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