Details
ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998) & ZHANG SHUQI (1899-1956)
Hibiscus and Bird

Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
71 x 39 cm. (28 x 15 ⅜ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of each artist
Dated ninth day of the third month, thirty-ninth year (of the Republic, 1949)
Dedicated to Baling (Wu Baling, 1904-1976)
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Sandy Yom
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Lot Essay

Wu Baling was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. The founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club, he joined the Overseas Chinese Daily News in 1936 and was promoted to Chief Editor of the Hong Kong News section. During his tenure, he invited artists to inscribe on the covers of his publications, and befriended many Hong Kong artists, including Zhou Qianqiu (1910-2006), Zhao Shao’ang and others. Wu often joined their meetings and received many works from them.

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