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LOTS 1437 — 1439
PROPERTY OF A SWEDISH

PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Passionate about Chinese art and culture,
the owners of the present collection
paid several visits to important Chinese
artists of the twentieth century during
the 1980s, including Cheng Shifa, Zhu
Qizhan and Xie Zhiliu. The three
paintings presented here were directly
acquired from the artists when the
couple visited Cheng Shifa and Zhu
Qizhan in the summer of 1987.

The collectors with Zhu Qizhan in 1987. 1437 Liljevalch's
1987
1437 1989
The collectors with Cheng Shifa in 1987.
1987 CHENG SHIFA (1921-2007) 1983
11 16 -1985 12 1
270 Begonia
Liljevalch's
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on
gold paper 1989 35 6
42.2 x 31.5 cm. (16 ¬ x 12 ¡ in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with three 1983 1983
seals of the artist 10 5

EXHIBITED:

Sweden, Liljevalch’s Art Hall, Masters from China,
item no. 6, Summer 1989.
USA, exhibited in 8 art institutions, including Chinese
Culture Center, etc., Contemporary Chinese Painting: An
Exhibition from the People’s Republic of China, item no. 5,
16 November 1983 -1 December 1985.

LITERATURE:

Masters from China: 20th Century Painting and Calligraphy in
Tradition, Liljevalch’s Art Hall, Sweden, 1989, p. 35, pl. 6.
Contemporary Chinese Painting: An Exhibition from the
People’s Republic of China, Commented in essays by James
Cahill, Lucy Lim, Michael Sullivan, USA, 1983.
Orientations, Orientations Magazine Ltd., Hong Kong,
October 1983, pl. 5.

HK$100,000-150,000
US$13,000-19,000