SHEN ZHONGQIANG (1893-1974) Chrysanthemums (5)PROPERTY FROM THE FRED LEE AND MARGARET YAO LEE FAMILY COLLECTIONSHEN ZHONGQIANG (1893-1974)ChrysanthemumsInk and color on paper, ten album leaves mounted in five glazed frames, each leaf bearing artist's seals, a dedication to Jun Shi on the last leaf, dated xinsi year (1941), signed Shenjiu Zhongqiang and with two seals reading of Shen and Zhongqiang. 11 x 13in (28 x 33cm) each leaf (5).沈仲強 菊花 設色紙本 冊頁十幀/鏡框五屏 一九四一年作款識：辛巳孟春偶成此冊以奉鈞石先生即希教之，沈九仲強。鈐印：沈、仲強Provenance:Collection of Yao Pai Chuen (d. 1973), thence by descentMargaret Yao Lee is the daughter of Mr. Yao Pai Chuen 姚鈞石 (d. 1973) (Mandarin: Yao Junshi). Mr. Yao was a colorful and influential member of Macau society in the 20th century, known for his entrepreneurialism, philanthropy, and appreciation of classical Chinese culture. In the 1930s and 1940s, Yao made his fortune holding the only license granted by the Portuguese government of Macau to legally sell opium. In addition, he formulated and sold a proprietary liniment known as Hundred Flowers Oil (百花油), which could be used for mosquito bites, skin irritations, muscle aches, and other ailments. Yao's prosperity enabled him to acquire a large collection of rare Chinese books and manuscripts, which was originally part of the private library, known as the Nanzhou Shu Lou (南州書樓), assembled by famed Guangzhou scholar Xu Shaoqi (徐紹棨) (1879–1948). Yao added additional volumes to the private library, named it the Puban Collection (蒲坂藏書), and ultimately donated it to the Asian Library at the University of British Columbia.