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Figure 17. Fung Bi-Che and Zhang Daqian appreciating old pine trees together

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Figure 18. Tang Hung (most left), Fung Bi-Che (middle), Zhang Baoluo (sec-
ond from the left) and Xu Wenbo (second from the right)
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Figure 19. Tang Hung (most right seated), Fung Bi-Che (most left seated), Gao
Lingmei (third from left seated) and Xu Wenbo (third from right seated) at an
exhibition of Zhang Daqian’s works in 1993.
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Figure 20. Tang Hung and Fung Bi-Che in Hong Kong

paintings—Flowers of Winter and Spring by Yun Shouping
(lot 515) and Flowers of Four Seasons by Zhang Xiong
(lot 511)—that must have moved Tang Hung and
enabled him to understand the brushwork and applica-
tion of color by artists of the recent past. # e collection
also includes rarely seen early masterpieces of known
masters, such as Dragon in the Clouds by Lin Fengmian
(lot 582), and a group of outstanding fan paintings.
We ! nd not only ingenious solo works by famous
artists inscribed with the receiver’s name and given as
gifts, such as Lonely Scholar on Autumn River by Zhang
Daqian (lot 548) and Summer Pavilion by a Lake by
Huang Junbi (lot 549). # ere are also collaborative
works, where the sentiment expressed in the calligraphy
suits the painting on the fan, such as Flowers, Vegetables
and Butter! y by Zhang Daqian and Yu Fei’an (lot 507).
# e works of Pu Hua are another highlight, ranging
from landscapes, bamboo, ! gures and rocks subjects.
No one theme dominates the collection.

We are also privileged to present a selected group of
paintings by Tang Hung and Fung Bi-Che themselves
(! gure 20) with the collection. Tang Hung’s paintings
are brimming with colors accompanied by calligraphy in
slender-gold script, creating a richly ornamented e% ect.
Fung Bi-Che’s paintings fully display the legacy of
Zhang Daqian, yet are rendered with a more feminine
sense of beauty, over" owing with light. Tang Hung and
Fung Bi-Che shared a common artistic language and
philosophy coming from the same lineage in Chinese
Paintings. # eir pursuit and expression of beauty as
artists was unceasing and precious. # e works presented
in this collection were a treasured source of beauty,
knowledge and memories for the two painters, and are
the ! nest works in the collections of the Tang Family.

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