ZHENG XU (1858-BEFORE 1937)

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Lot 167 | ZHENG XU (1858-BEFORE 1937)
ZHENG XU (1858-BEFORE 1937)

Strolling Up the Mountain / Amitabha

Hanging scroll / Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and colour on silk

Strolling Up the Mountain measures 97.5 x 41.5cm. (38 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.)

Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated third month, gengwu year (1930)
Dedicated to Cheng Kinlo
One collector’s seal of Cheng Kinlo
Titleslip inscribed by Cheng Kinlo, with one seal

Amitabha measures 121 x 67 cm. (47 5/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated winter, bingyin year (1926)
Dedicated to Maogang
One collector’s seal of Cheng Kinlo

‌NOTE:
‌Zheng Xu, styled as Jilin, was born in the Zhongshan County of Guangdong and was a relative of Cheng Kinlo and Marcus C Cheng. During Emperor Guangxu’s reign, he served as the Minister of Finance for Xiamen and later worked as part of the Coastal Defense, concentrating on civil affairs. After the 1911 Revolution of China, Zheng Xu moved to Gulang Island and developed an interest in painting and calligraphy. Proficient in fine brush figures, flowers, and insects, Zheng Xu is now known as a famous painter in Fujian and Taiwan.

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