ID 1343884
Lot 728 | YU FEI'AN (1888-1959)
Estimate value
HKD 1 000 000 – 2 000 000
Five Colour Lotuses
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
133.2 x 69.5 cm. (52 ½ x 27 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Two collector’s seals
NOTE:
The two collector’s seals belonged to Mu Zhongqin (1906-1990), a native of Tianjin. Mu learned to paint portraits as an apprentice in a portrait studio in 1925 and studied under Han Ruitian. Subsequently, Mu worked in many advertising and design companies in Tianjin. After 1960, he taught at Tianjin Institute of Arts and Crafts and Tianjin Arts and Crafts School. In 1972, he became a full professor at Tianjin Arts and Crafts School. He was a member of the Chinese Artists Association and director of the Tianjin Branch of the Artists Association. He was known to excel in flower and bird painting.
Literature
Auspicious Emblems: Chinese Cultural Treasures – 45th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, November 2005, p.304, pl.202.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Auspicious Emblems: Chinese Cultural Treasures – 45th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, 25 November 2005 –19 July 2006.
| Artist: | Yu Fei'an (1889-1959) |
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| Artist: | Yu Fei'an (1889-1959) |
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