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WANG SHENSHENG (1896-1972) YAN BOLONG (1898-1954) In the early years of the Republic of China,
Birds in the Reeds White Goose the painting world experienced a collision
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, with signature Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, between traditional Chinese ways of
and two seals of the artist. with signature and seals of the artist. painting and Western ways of painting. The
96.5cm (38in) high x 36.7cm (14 1/2in) wide. 116.5cm (46in) high x 51cm (20 1/8in)wide. Xuannan Painting Society, Songfeng Painting
Association, Peking University Painting
£3,000 - 4,000 £5,000 - 7,000 Research Association, Chinese Painting
Research Association, Lake Society and
CNY26,000 - 35,000 CNY44,000 - 61,000 other painting organisations came into being
in Beijing, whereby ‘refining ancient methods
汪慎生 花鳥 紙本水墨 立軸裝裱 顏伯龍 白鵝 紙本設色 立軸裝裱 and learning new knowledge’ became the
consensus. Yan Bolong was one painter whose
style merged Chinese and western techniques.

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