Calligraphy / Landscape / Birds and Flower

ZHOU QUANPING (1902-1983) / DAI ZHAOCHUN (1848-?) / TAO JUNXUAN (1846-1912) / SHU HAO (1841-1901)

Calligraphy / Landscape / Birds and Flower

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

(1) Calligraphy by Zhou Quanping measures 25 cm. (9 ⁷⁄₈ in.) in diameter

Signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Laiyu
One collector’s seal

(2) Landscape measures 24.5cm. (9 ⁵⁄₈ in.) in diameter
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Shoumin
Dated summer, fourth month, dingyou year (1897)

(3) Calligraphy by Tao Junxuan measures 24 cm. (9 ¹⁄₂ in.) in diameter
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Shoumin

(4) Birds and Flowers measures 27x 28 cm. (10 ⁵⁄₈ x 11 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Liantang
Dated renchen year (1892)

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.