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WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995)
Children Flying Kite
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
104.5 x 68 cm. (41 1⁄8 x 26 3⁄4 in.)
Inscribed and signed in minature script, with three seals of the artist
Dated spring, 1992
Further inscribed and signed by Zhao Shao'ang (1905-1998), with two seals
Titleslip inscribed by the artist
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Lot Essay

Wen Yongchen (Wan Wing Sum) was a Hong Kong artist who specialised in painting butterflies and children, as well as calligraphy. He created particularly charming images of children flying kites. What appears to be the string of the kite is in fact miniature calligraphy written by the artist, sometimes even including English text.

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