Liang Qichao

LOT 1121 CALLIGRAPHY & FOLDING FANS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LIANG JINGYU (LOTS 1101-1131) LIANG QICHAO (1873-1929); WANG LUONIAN (1870-1925) CALLIGRAPHY IN XINGSHU; LANDSCAPE signed LIANG QICHAO, inscribed, with a dedication, and one seal of the artist. The reverse, signed OUKE WANG LUONIAN, dated yi chou, 1925, titled, inscribed, with a dedication, and one seal of the artist ink on paper, folding fan 18.4 BY 47 CM. 7 1/4 BY 18 1/2 IN.

LIANG QICHAO(1873-1929) Calligraphy Couplet A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper Each scroll measures 127 x 28.5 cm. (50 x 11 1/4 in.) Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated second month, yichou year (1925) (2) Provenance PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MR. YUNG PING These paintings and works of calligraphy were part of the finecollection of Mr. Yung Ping (1907-1998), a native of Canton and awell-known journalist, who also served as a government official. AsDeputy Head of the Central News Agency, he represented thegovernment of China in Hong Kong, in particular during officialinteractions with the British. As evidenced by the numerousdedications by the artists to Mr. Yung on these works, he was anenthusiastic collector of modern Chinese paintings and calligraphyand knew many of the artists personally. Many of the artistsdedicated their works to Mr. Yung, who used the courtesy nameJingxi. This collection includes works given to him by renownedartists from Hong Kong and Taiwan at the time, including ZhaoShao'ang, Pu Ru, Yu Youren, Guan Shanyue. Scholar under a Pine Treeby Fu Baoshi was a gift from Mr. Wang Shangyi, a colleague from theagency.

LOT 1283 LIANG QICHAO (1873-1929) SUTRA IN XINGSHU signed LIANG QICHAO, with a dedication, and two seals of the artist ink on paper, hanging scroll 129 BY 30 CM. 50 3/4 BY 12 IN.

LIANG QICHAO (1873-1929) Calligraphy Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist Dated yichou year (1925) Two collectors' seals paper ink 20th Century

Liang Qichao (1873-1929) Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper; the lower left signed LiangQichao , with one artist's seal reading rengong . 36in x 14 1/2in (91.5 x 37cm)