Lot 3717: XIE LANSHENG (1760-1831) AND OTHERS

XIE LANSHENG (1760-1831) AND OTHERS COLLECTION OF LETTERS Set of five letters mounted as four album leaves, ink on paper or silk Each leaf inscribed and signed by the artist, with a total of four seals Leaf by Xie Lansheng dated the 25th year of the Jiaqing era (1821) Two collector's seals of Zhao Shudong (1900-1995) Various sizes (4)

Zhao Shudong (1900-1995) was a Hong Kong collector, who owned a studio named “Ting Song Shu Wu” ("Library for Listening to Pines"). Originally from Canton, he settled in Hong Kong and from 1940 to 1970, he was engaged in the iron and steel business and made a great fortune. He was also a member of the collectors' association Minqiu Jingshe.