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ZHENG MUKANG (1901-1982)
Lady in a Garden
Ink and pigment on paper, hanging scroll
with inscription, signature and two seals of
the artist, dated Winter solstice Xingyi year
corresponding to 1941. 67cm (26 1/2in) high
x 42cm (16 1/2in) wide
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$17,000 - 25,000
CNY15,000 - 23,000

Provenance
A European private collection

Zheng Mukang (1901-1982) was born in
Chaoyang, Guangdong Province. He served
as an apprentice with various painters before
he became a teacher in the Chinese Painting
Department of the Shanghai Art School.
Zheng particularly excelled in gongbi-style
renditions of Chinese beauties.

Compare with a related painting by Zheng
Mukang of a lady reading, dated 1979, which
449 450 was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May
2018, lot 1466.
450
IN THE MANNER OF PU RU, 20TH
CENTURY
Zhongkui and Ghost
Ink and pigment on paper, with signature and
three red seals, mounted as hanging scroll.
26cm (10 1/4in) high x 19.7cm (7 3/4in) wide

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,700 - 12,000

451
GUAN LIANG (1900-1986)
Opera
Ink and watercolour on paper, inscription,
signature, one red seal of the artist, one
collector’s red seal, mounted as hanging
scroll.
107cm (42 1/8in) high x 55.4cm (21 3/4in)
wide

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$17,000 - 25,000
CNY15,000 - 23,000
452
IN THE MANNER OF PU RU, 20TH
CENTURY
Journey to the West
Ink and watercolour on paper, with
inscription, signature and red seal of the
artist.
451 452 16.4cm (6 7/16in) high x 8.3cm (3 1/4in)
wide
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,700 - 12,000

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