LI KUCHAN (1899-1983) / WANG QINGFANG (1900-1956)
Heron / Chicks / Fishes
1. LI KUCHAN
Chicks
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
33.5 x 33.5 cm. (13 1 / 4 x 14 1 / 4 in)
With one seal of the artist
2. LI KUCHAN
Egret
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
135 x 35 cm. (53 1 / 8 x 13 3 / 4 in)
With one seal of the artist
3. WANG QINGFANG
Fishes
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
67.5 x 34 cm. (26 5 / 8 x 13 3 / 8 in)
Entitled, inscribed and signed by the artist
Dedicated to Huiwen
NOTE: Wang Qingfang, also known as Mang Nan Shan Ren, was a native of the Xiao County in the Anhui province. Wang was a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and he was also a student of Li Kuchan and the Beiping Art Institute. Wang also had a deep friendship with Qi Baishi, and they often discussed painting and tea. Many of Qi"s seals were works by Wang Qingfang.