Lot 2761
  • 2761

Ni Yuanlu 1593-1644

Estimate
1,500,000 - 2,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Ni Yuanlu
  • Poem in Running Script
  • ink on paper, hanging scroll
signed Yuanlu, with a dedication and two seals of the artist
Titleslip by Wu Zhongxiong and dated dingmao (1927)

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Paintings, 6 December 1989, lot 57

Catalogue Note

Born in Shanghai, China, George C. C. Ho educated himself as a young man by traveling extensively and acquired a taste for the finer things early in life. His charisma fostered friendships with influential people around the world. His family was in the coal business. He branched into the shipping business before leaving China in 1949 for the relative safety of Hong Kong. In 1959, he relocated his family to New York where he resided until his death at 98 in 2017.

Mr. Ho amassed a fine collection of Chinese paintings, calligraphy, jewelry, furniture and other objects of art. He had a deep appreciation of everything Chinese, especially old and classical pieces. His efforts in collecting began in Hong Kong and intensified after retirement through his association with experts at international auction houses. He enjoyed the research and auction processes as much as the acquisitions themselves.