Artist(s): Ma Jin 马晋 (1900-1970)Ink and color on paper, laid to silk. Hanging scroll. Painting (Sight): Length: 120.5 cm, Width: 45 cm Dated: In the winter of Jia Shen year (1944)Signed/Seal(s): Artist seal, signedPROVENANCE:From the Estate Heirloom Collections of General He Shaozhou 何绍周 (1903 - 1980), born in Xingyi County, Guizhou Province, was the nephew of Yingchen He. He served as a General in the National Revolutionary Army and Lieutenant General in the Republic of China.After graduating from the 15th class of the Japanese Army Cadet School, he entered the first class of the Whampoa Military Academy (Republic of China Military Academy) in 1924 and participated in the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)'s Eastern Expedition and Northern Expedition. In 1939, he was promoted to Major General. In 1940, he became the Vice Commander of the newly organized 11th Army and the Vice Commander of the 8th Army, and in 1942, he became the Commander of the 88th Army. He was elected as a delegate to the First National Assembly and was promoted to Lieutenant General in September 1948. The painting collections of General He Shaozhou 何绍周 presented and offered up to auctions: ON DAY-1: from Lot-129 through Lot-160ON DAY-2: from Lot-547 through Lot-578.For More information about General He Shaozhou 何绍周, Please refer to this link: https://www.eden-galleries.com/General-he-shao-zhou-bioLOT NOTES:Ma Jin 马晋 (1900-1970), courtesy name Boyi, nicknamed Zhanru, also known as Yunhu, alias Boyuan, used the name Ma Xilin in his early years, and his room name was Zhanhuaguan , a native of Daxing, Beijing. In 1922, he learned painting from Jinbeilou, good at painting horses, patriarch Lang Shining . He is also good at painting flowers and birds, and also crafts calligraphy, engraving, and kites. Before liberation, he made a living by selling paintings. After liberation, he served as a painter at the Beijing Painting Academy .