1927 FENG YUXIANG PINE TREE SCROLL PAINTING

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Artist(s): Feng Yuxiang (1882 -1948) Lingzhi Mushroom beneath pine three Ink and color on paper, Yisebiao mount, Vertical Axis Hanging scroll Dimensions (Painting View/Sight): 131cm H x 49cm W Dated: In The Eighth Month of DingMao year (1927) Signed/Seal(s): Three Seal, signed PROVENANCE: Acquired from a prominent collector, representing an important private collections. The collections presented and offered up to auctions from Lot 25 through Lot 136; and additional related documents and or manuscripts from Lot 137 to Lot 228. Wei Tao-Ming (Wei Daoming), (October 28, 1899 - May 18, 1978) was a prominent Chinese diplomat, statesman, and senior official of the Republic of China. Born in Jiangxi Province, he studied law in the United States and became active in the Nationalist government under Chiang Kai-shek. During the Second World War, Wei served as the Republic of China's Ambassador to the United States from 1942 to 1946, playing an important role in strengthening Sino-American relations during the Allied war effort. He later held several key government positions, including Governor of Taiwan Province (1947-1949), Ambassador to Japan, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China from 1966 to 1971. Wei remained an influential figure in Chinese diplomacy throughout the mid-twentieth century and was closely involved in the Republic of China's international affairs during a period of major political transition in East Asia. ARTIST BIO: Feng Yuxiang (1882 -1948), widely known as the Christian General, was one of the most influential military and political figures of Republican China. Born in Anhui Province, he rose from humble beginnings to become a prominent warlord and commander during the turbulent Warlord Era. Renowned for his military reforms, personal discipline, and Christian faith, Feng played a significant role in the 1924 Beijing Coup and later participated in the Northern Expedition. He was an outspoken advocate of resistance against Japanese aggression and remained an important political figure throughout the Republican period. In addition to his military and political career, Feng was an accomplished calligrapher whose inscriptions on paintings and works of art are highly sought after by collectors. He died in 1948 while traveling to China, leaving a lasting legacy as one of the most distinctive personalities of modern Chinese history.

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