SHEN ZHONGQIANG (1893-1974) Chrysanthemums, 1944PROPERTY FROM THE FRED LEE AND MARGARET YAO LEE FAMILY COLLECTIONSHEN ZHONGQIANG (1893-1974)Chrysanthemums, 1944 Ink and color on paper, horizontal scroll, framed and glazed, with a dedication to Boquan, dated jiashen year (1944) and signed Sheng Zhongqiang, with one artist's seal reading Zhongqiang.13 x 48in (33 x 122cm)沈仲強 菊花 設色紙本 橫幅鏡屏 一九四四年作款識：伯泉先生雅教，甲申冬至沈仲強畫於濠江。鈐印：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.