Two Fishes / Scholar under Tree / Crossing Bridge / Lady and Foliage

WANG SHIZI (1885-1950) / BAO DONG (19TH CENTURY) / ZHU HENIAN (1760-1834) / HU SANQIAO (1839-1883)

Two Fishes / Scholar under Tree / Crossing Bridge / Lady and Foliage

Four fan leaves, mounted for framing, ink and colour on paper / ink on gold paper

(1) Two Fishes measures 18 x 52 cm. (7 x 20 ¹⁄₂ in.)

Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Keshan and dated autumn, renwu year (1942)

(2) Scholar under Tree measures 16 x 48 cm. (6 ¹⁄₄ x 18 ⁷⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Xianying

(3) Crossing Bridge measures 14 x 41.5 cm. (5 ¹⁄₂ x 16 ³⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated winter, dingmao year (1807)

(4) Lady and Foliage measures 18.3 x 47.5 cm. (7 ¹⁄₄ x 18 ³⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated third month, jimao year (1879) and dedicated to Weiren

This fan collection includes works by artists of different periods and from various schools. The subject matter is extensive and rich. Particularly works of the Lingnan School, some of them dedicated to the same collector, which shows the friendship between the painter and the collector at that time. In this hot summer day, it is a great pleasure to enjoy the calligraphy, flowers and birds on the fan, and be chilled in between the mountains and rivers.