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KONG XIAOYU (1899-1984)
Flowers and Cats
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
41 18 x 10 12 in. (104.5 x 26.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
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In her youth, Eugenia Shaw Shiah (1919-2019) studied in Beijing, where she became fascinated with Peking opera and performances by the renowned singer Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958). After moving to the United States, she led an amateur Peking opera troupe and organized regular performances. An accomplished singer herself, she performed with Zhao Rongchen (1916-1996), a student of Cheng Yanqiu, during his visit in New York in 1984. She was married to Dr Chyn-Duog Shiah (1915-1981), a graduate of Tsing Hua University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a former chairman of the Summit Industrial Corporation and the Oceanic Petroleum Corporation. A lifelong lover and patron of the arts, Eugenia Shaw Shiah befriended many artists, including Zou Weicheng (Wilson Chou, 1915-1991), who dedicated his painting directly to her.

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