LI FENGGONG (1884-1967), FENG KANGHOU (1901-1983), HU JIAN'AN (1894-?) AND OTHERS
Flower, Landscape and Calligraphy
Three folding fans and one fan leaf, ink and colour / ink on paper
1. LI FENGGONG (1884-1967) / FENG KANGHOU (1901-1983)
Flower / Calligraphy in Bronze Script
Fan leaf, mounted for framing, ink and colour on paper / ink on gold-flecked paper
18.5 x 49.5 cm. (7 ¹⁄₄ x 19 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Inscribed and signed by Li Fenggong, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, xinmao year (1951)
Dedicated to Nianqu
Calligraphy in Bronze Script inscribed and signed by Feng Kanghou, with one seal of the artist
Dated winter, xinmao year (1951)
Dedicated to Nianqu (He Xiufeng)

2. HU JIAN'AN (1894-?) / LUO SHUZHONG (1898-1968)
Returning after the Rain / Calligraphy in Running Script
Folding fan, ink and colour on paper / ink on gold-flecked paper
18.5 x 40 cm. (7 ¹⁄₄ x 15 ³⁄₄ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated fourth month, wuxu year (1958)
Calligraphy in Running Script inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated summer, wuxu year (1958)
Dedicated to Yinlao (He Xiufeng)
Calligraphy of Luo Shuzhong carved on the fan rib by Luo Xiaoshan (1924-?)
Dedicated to Yinlu (He Xiufeng)

3. CHEN BINGGUANG (B. 1938) / MA FU (20TH CENTURY)
Ink Bamboo / Calligraphy in Running Script
Folding fan, ink on paper
17 x 47 cm. (6 ³⁄₄ x 18 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Inscribed and signed by Chen Bingguang, with one seal of the artist
Dated fourth month, renyin year (1962)
Dedicated to Yinlu (He Xiufeng)
Calligraphy in Running Script inscribed and signed by Ma Fu, with two seals of the artist

4. HE YINGFU (20TH CENTURY)
Plum Blossoms and Bamboo / Calligraphy in Running Script
Fan leaf, mounted for framing, ink and colour on silver-splashed paper / ink on silver-splashed paper
11.5 x 39 cm. (4 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ³⁄₈ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated summer, gengzi year (1960)

NOTE:
He Xiufeng (1898-1970), born in Zhongshan, Guangdong, was the father of Ho Mang Hang, and a famous seal carver and collector. He worked under Wang Jingwei and helped published Poetry of Shuangzhaolou.

He Yingfu was the younger brother of He Xiufeng. His skills in calligraphy earned him the role a copier of Wang Jingwei Shuangzhaolou poetry.

Wang Jingwei remains one of the most fascinating and complex political and literary figures in modern Chinese history. As a revolutionary, Wang played an important role in the fall of the Qing dynasty and called for democratic and social reforms during the 1920s and the 1930s, before becoming a leader of the Peace Movement during the Second Sino-Japanese War. An accomplished calligrapher, poet, writer and friend to many artists, Wang is also well-known for his collection of poetry, titled Shuangzhaolou shicigao, including Xiaoxiuji (A Little Rest) and Saoyeji (Brush Leaves) collections. A selection of poems and translation has been published in Poems of Wang Ching-wei (London, Allen & Unwin, 1938).