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(left) James C. Burke 步雅各
(right) James C. Burke while he was working in Kumming 步雅各於昆明

FROM THE FAMILY OF JAMES C. BURKE 步雅各舊藏

Born in Shanghai to missionary parents, James Burke (1915-1964) was a
writer and photographer for LIFE Magazine. He was fuent in Mandarin
and Shanghainese. He served with the Offce of War Information in
Kunming during WWII and remained in China after the war writing
for magazines and newspapers in the U.S. and Europe. He joined the
staff of LIFE Magazine as a photographer in 1951. He was Bureau Chief
for LIFE in New Delhi, Hong Kong and Greece. He traveled extensively
in Asia and the Middle East.
步雅各先生（1915-1964）在上海出生。父母皆為傳教士。他精
通普通話和上海話，並為多家歐美雜誌擔任攝影師。二戰爆發
時，他隨美國戰時情報局在昆明服役。戰後他留在了中國。1948
年，他開始為《生活》雜誌撰寫文章、拍攝照片。他曾在新德
里、香港、希臘擔任《生活》雜誌辦事處主管，並在任職期間遊
歷亞洲及中東各個國家。

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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Shrimp
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
39 º x 13 ¬ in. (99.7 x 34.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated wuzi year (1948)
Dedicated to Buyage (James Burke)
$70,000-120,000
James Burke met Qi Baishi during his time in China. According to
the family, photos of Qi Baishi painting Shrimp can be found in the
James Burke Collection at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives
and Rare Book Library of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
齊白石 蝦 水墨紙本 立軸 一九四八年作
題識：步雅各先生清屬，戊子（1948年）八十八歲白石。
鈐印：齊白石
註：他在中國期間，結緣認識齊白石。據他的家人講述， 亞特
蘭大埃默里大學的古籍書目資料庫Stuart A. Rose 手稿—步雅各檔
案集中珍藏著齊白石畫蝦的照片。
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