Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy 字畫 - 13 Nov 2018
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ZHAO SHAO ANG (1905-1998) MAGPIES AND BAMBOO A Chinese painting
趙少昂（1905-1988） 喜鵲翠竹 設色紙本 鏡框
ZHAO SHAO ANG (1905-1998)
MAGPIES AND BAMBOO
A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed by Zhao Shao Ang with four artist's seals, dated summer of xin hai year (1971), framed and glazed, 117cm x 53cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Li Fook Kow (d.2011) and Edith Li (d.1992), purchased in the 1970s in Hong Kong.
Magpies are always auspicious symbols, the birds of good fortune and love. The first character for the name of the bird, xi que, has the same sound as xi, 'happiness'. Magpies are also a symbol for the wish for a happy marriage, success at examinations and for getting rich.
趙少昂（1905-1988） 喜鵲翠竹 設色紙本 鏡框
款識：高節人相重，虛心世所知，辛亥夏五月少昂于金山。
鈐印：趙、少昂、足跡英美法意瑞德日印菲諸國、生於乙巳中和節。
來源：李福逑及鄺美蓉伉儷收藏（逝于2011年及1992年），1970年代購於香港。
款識：高節人相重，虛心世所知，辛亥夏五月少昂于金山。
鈐印：趙、少昂、足跡英美法意瑞德日印菲諸國、生於乙巳中和節。
來源：李福逑及鄺美蓉伉儷收藏（逝于2011年及1992年），1970年代購於香港。
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