Message #47453

[Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司]

Dear Toni-Lee,
  
     Chen Runpu is a top artist! And you bought his work 40 years ago (ie., ca.1977) ?
Impressive. He was born in 1946 and started studying IP in 1968, and was possibly the best  'first generation' student of the great modern master, Wang Xisan.

     I have only 2 bottles by him, one a winter landscape, bought in 1996 directly from him in Beijing,
during the ICSBS convention (in 1996, we had a 2-city convention; first 4 days in Beijing (Wed.-Sat.), then Sun. was the 'free' day to fly to Hong Kong, and the next 4 days (Mon.-Thurs.) in Hong Kong. It was brilliant, but the Western dealers waited till Hong Kong to sell, since there were all sorts of problems bringing stuff in, and then taking stuff out, of the PRC.

    The second is also a landscape, bought in 2016 from a dear friend who had it in his collection.
If you ever want to sell yours, please think of me.
Wonderful bottle! Chen Runpu's winter scenes are beautiful.
Best,
Joey