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Exhibited/展覽:
New Songs on Ancient Tunes, Honolulu Art Academy, Honolulu,
Hawaii, August 30-October 28, 2007
《古調新歌：費立哲神父珍藏十九及二十世紀中國書畫》，檀香山藝
術博物館，夏威夷，2007年8月30日至10月28日

Weng Shouqi was a pupil of Weng Tonghe (1830-1904). He obtained
a jinshi degree in 1891 and later served in Guangxi province. He
had a keen interest in studying ancient bronzes and epigraphy, and
he excelled at landscape painting and authentication of art. His
publications include Han tong yin fan kao.

Wang Tongyu, who used the courtesy names Wenruo, Shengzhi, and
sobriquet Xuyuan, was a native of Suzhou. Wang Tongyu passed the
exam in 1899 obtaining a jinshi degree. He served multiple positions
in Jiangxi and Hubei province. As a literati scholar, Wang Tongyu was
also an avid book collector, artist, and connoisseur. His painting style
followed the Four Wangs; his calligraphy took the models of Ouyang
Xun and Chu Suiliang of the Tang Dynasty. Xuyuan cang shu mu is
among his publications on the ancient books he collected.

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