Peony and Bees
$500
ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998)
Peony and Bees
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
68.5 x 35.5 cm. (27 x 14 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, thirty-seventh year of the Republic, 1948
Dedicated to Baling
One collector's seal
SPECIALIST’S NOTES:
Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. The founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club, he joined the Overseas Chinese Daily News in 1936 and was promoted to Chief Editor of the Hong Kong News section. During his tenure, he invited artists to inscribe on the covers of his publications, and befriended many Hong Kong artists, including Zhou Qianqiu (1910-2006), Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998) and others. Wu often joined their meetings and received many works from them.