Folding Fan Collection

WU BONIAN (1891-1975), YANG MENGJIU (19TH-20TH CENTURY) AND OTHERS
Folding Fan Collection
1. WU BONIAN / GUAN SHAOZHOU (19TH-20TH CENTURY)
Mulan / Calligraphy
Folding fan, ink and colour / ink on paper
17.6 x 43.5 cm. (6 ⁷⁄₈ x 17 ¹⁄₈ in.)
Mulan inscribed and signed by Wu Bonian, with one seal
Dated summer, dingchou year (1937)
Calligraphy inscribed and signed by Guan Shaozhou, with two illegible seals
Dated eighth day of fifth month, dingchou year (1937)
Both dedicated to Yatang

NOTE:
Wu Bonian is a member of the Hui ethnic group, and he was a famous painter in Tianjin who specialized in flower-and-birds, animals, figures and landscapes during the Republican period. His painting style was based on the Ren Bonian, also known as the “Southern Ren Northern Wu”, and he was one of the representative painters of the Beijing-Tianjin School of painting and was known as the “Ren Bonian of Tianjin”.


2. YANG MENGJIU
Landscape / Calligraphy
Folding fan, ink and colour / ink on gold-flecked paper
18.8 x 41.9 cm. (7 ³⁄₈ x 16 ¹⁄₂ in.)
Landscape inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated fifth month, renchen year (1952)
Calligraphy inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated fifth month, renchen year (1952)
One collector’s seal
Fan rib carved by Ziyun (19th-20th century)

NOTE:
Yang Mengjiu, known as Ruiling, was a native of Renqiu, Hebei Province. Yang was good at calligraphy and painting, and in his early years he participated in the Beijing Chinese Painting Research Society. In his early years, he participated in the Beijing Chinese Painting Society. He lived in Tianjin for many years, and was once the secretary of Xu Shichang (1855-1939), but in his later years he made a living by selling his paintings.


3. LU ZUDE (19TH-20TH CENTURY) / ZHAN GUANGJUN (19TH-20TH CENTURY)
Landscape / Calligraphy
Folding fan, ink and colour / ink on paper
18 x 43 cm. (7 ¹⁄₈ x 16 ⁷⁄₈ in.)
Landscape inscribed and signed by Lu Zude, with one seal
Calligraphy inscribed and signed by Zhan Guangjun, with one seal
Both dedicated to Muhao

4. ZIYANG (19TH-20TH CENTURY) / WANG RENPEI (19TH-20TH CENTURY)
Garden / Calligraphy
Folding fan, ink and colour / ink on gold-flecked paper
19.5 x 52.5 cm. (7 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.)
Garden inscribed and signed by Ziyang, with one seal
Dated summer, gengshen year
Calligraphy inscribed and signed by Wang Renpei, with one seal
Both dedicated to Zhesong
Fan rib carved by Shouhao (19th-20th century)

NOTE:
Wang Renpei, known as Xinnong, is a native of Ninghai. Zhejiang Province. He is a famous Peking Opera actor who specialises in calligraphy.