YUAN JI (B. 1920 or 1924) Bird and Spring Flowers

YUAN JI (B. 1920 or 1924) Bird and Spring Flowers Ink and color on paper, framed, laid down, signed Yuan Ji, with two artist's seals. 26 x 17in (66 x 43.1cm) Footnotes: 袁機（1920 或 1924出生）枝頭春趣 設色紙本 木框 Provenance: Collection of Cornelius Vander Starr (1892-1968) 來源： 史帶（Cornelius Vander Starr, 1892-1968）舊藏 Cornelius Vander Starr (C.V. Starr) rose from relatively humble beginnings in Nothern California to become a titan of the global insurance industry as the founder of American International Group, inc. (AIG). Arriving in Shanghai by 1920, the young C.V. Starr took over an American run insurance company, which would evolve into the international giant AIG. His impact in Shanghai was profound and not limited to the insurance industry, as he would purchase two local newspapers, merging them into the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, which he published from 1931-1949, throughout the Japanese occupation. By 1955 the C.V. Starr foundation was established, and the philanthropy from his fortune would fund hospitals, universities, the environment and cultural causes. 美國國際保險集團（American International Group, inc.）創始人史帶生於美國北加州，家境並不顯赫的他日後卻成了保險業如雷貫耳的巨頭。1920年前，年方二十的史帶便已到上海闖蕩，接管美資保險公司，即現國際保險業鰲頭美亞保險（AIG）。史帶在上海的影響力並不僅限於保險業，他擲資收購《大晚報》（Evening Post）和《文匯報》（Shanghai Mercury），合併為《大美晚報》（Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury），於1931-1949年日佔期發行。1955年，史帶基金會成立，至今仍惠澤醫療、教育、環境和文化行業。 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing