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PEONY AND POEM IN RUNNING SCRIPT, Yang Shanshen 1913-2004

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Painting signed Shanshen, with a dedication to Lung Kong, and one seal of the artist, yang
Calligraphy signed Shanshen, dated bingchen, two days after mid-autumn (September 10, 1976), with one seal of the artist, shan shen
ink and color on paper, a pair of framed circular fan leaves
each 23.5 by 23.8 cm. 9 1/4 by 9 3/8 in. (2)

Provenance:
Patrick Lung Kong (1934-2014) was an important filmmaker in the post-war Hong Kong film industry. Despite his family's background in traditional Cantonese opera, Lung Kong developed great interests in film. He joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in the late 1950s and from there began his pursuits in filmmaking. Active during the 1960s and 70s, Lung Kong's controversial works challenged the contemporary humanistic themes of Hong Kong movie and his pioneering productions had tremendous impact on his contemporaries and later generations of rising directors in Hong Kong. The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967), one of his most representative works, was widely known as the inspiration for John Woo's masterpiece A Better Tomorrow.

Lung Kong met Yang Shanshen (1913-2004) in the 1970s. Coming from the same Lingnan heritage, Lung Kong was already familiar with the Lingnan School of Paintings. Yang soon became his fellow mentor as well as a close friend. After moving to the United States, Lung Kong pursued further education in film at New York University, he also practiced Chinese painting and calligraphy as a hobby. Paintings from this collection were gifts from Yang Shanshen including three works dedicated directly to Lung Kong.

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Painting signed Shanshen, with a dedication to Lung Kong, and one seal of the artist, yang
Calligraphy signed Shanshen, dated bingchen, two days after mid-autumn (September 10, 1976), with one seal of the artist, shan shen
ink and color on paper, a pair of framed circular fan leaves
each 23.5 by 23.8 cm. 9 1/4 by 9 3/8 in. (2)

Provenance:
Patrick Lung Kong (1934-2014) was an important filmmaker in the post-war Hong Kong film industry. Despite his family's background in traditional Cantonese opera, Lung Kong developed great interests in film. He joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in the late 1950s and from there began his pursuits in filmmaking. Active during the 1960s and 70s, Lung Kong's controversial works challenged the contemporary humanistic themes of Hong Kong movie and his pioneering productions had tremendous impact on his contemporaries and later generations of rising directors in Hong Kong. The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967), one of his most representative works, was widely known as the inspiration for John Woo's masterpiece A Better Tomorrow.

Lung Kong met Yang Shanshen (1913-2004) in the 1970s. Coming from the same Lingnan heritage, Lung Kong was already familiar with the Lingnan School of Paintings. Yang soon became his fellow mentor as well as a close friend. After moving to the United States, Lung Kong pursued further education in film at New York University, he also practiced Chinese painting and calligraphy as a hobby. Paintings from this collection were gifts from Yang Shanshen including three works dedicated directly to Lung Kong.

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