Name: WU YONGXIANG (1913-1970)
Brand: God of Longevity / Landscape
Price: 140000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

WU YONGXIANG (1913-1970)
God of Longevity / Landscape
Two scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk
1. God of Longevity
30 x 21.6 cm. (11 ³⁄₄ x 8 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by Pu Ru (1896-1963), with two seals

2. Landscape
71.8 x 35.9 cm. (28 ¹⁄₄ x 14 ¹⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Guangyu (Hsia Kwang-Yu, 1889-1970)

The present selection of paintings come from the family collection of the civil engineer Hsia Kwang-Yu (Xia Guangyu, 1889-1970) who held important positions in the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Railways. A graduate of Peking University, he attended the Panama– Pacific International Exposition in 1915 and served as president of the China Civil Engineering Society. The artworks have since been cherished by and remained in the family.

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