FANG ZHAOLING   (1914 – 2006) Jardinière of flowers .ink and colour on paper, framed .signed ZHAOLIN, with two seals of the artist .方召麐   水仙图 .设色纸本   镜框 .款识：㕥兆丰年，召麐 .铃印：「召麐大利」、「为人民服务 」 .Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Chen, acquired directly from the artist in Hong Kong. The Chens arrived in London in the late 1960s to set up as successful restaurateurs and were passionate collectors of Chinese art, mainly acquiring pieces within London since that date. They moved in circles of artists and connoisseurs and counted among their close friends the artists Fei Chengwu (1911 – 2000) and Zhang Qianying (1909 – 2003).